Scotland

Keep pushing north through the hills and lakes up up you go to Scotland. The hills of England eventually become mountains of Scotland. The first thing I noticed about Scotland was the terrain, it's nestled in the heart of forbading mountains protecting the nation. I went to Scotland with very little sleep. But I didn't notice my exhaustion till I got back the next morning Edinburgh distracted me with it's beauty.
The first things we did when we got to Scotland was go to breakfast. We went to this little cafe called St. Giles and had the most amazing waffles and bacon. Real bacon the sort of strips you get back in the states. After this meal I have made the hypothesis that Scotland's food is superior to England's. Then we headed up to the castle and the royal mile. In front of the castle was a large stadium set up for a festival called the Military tattoo. According to the woman I met with on nursing Scotland has a very strong military, which makes sense because there are a few museums and of corse this festival dedicated to it. The castle is built into the side of a small mountain. The whole city looks ancient and has a beautiful yet dark feel to it. The castle has an amazing view of the sea and the city below. It reminds you of how it use to be when the warriors were looking over the walls with a perfect view of intruders coming from either the mountains or the ocean. There were lots of different museums and things within the castle which kept us occupied for a long time.
Next we ventured to the craigs which is the group of mountains just outside the city centre. We decided to climb the highest mountain I guess it seemed like a good idea at the time. It was very very steep and rocky hence craigs. There were times when you could have easily fallen off the face of the mountain, but we survived! At the top you could see for miles and miles of ocean and mountains. After taking a break at the top we walked back down and grabbed dinner in the Elephant house which is where JK Rowling wrote Harry Potter. Feel very inspired before boarding the plane for our second flight of the day.