FRIDAYLecture - Images of Scotland-contrasting what we perceive and what is actual-Hamish Irvine [email protected],yj Mr. Irvine explained that even though we might have certain images of Scotland in our minds, it is becoming much more modern. We tend to have images of kilts which are part of the Scottish history/tradition;WalkersShortbread;beautiful hills -4 seasons in one day;Edinburgh Castle, sheep The new Parliament Building in Edinburgh is one of ...

We arrived safely home and I am now trying to complete my blog.I will start from the beginning and give you all a brief rundown of the days.Sometimes, I can get a little wordy so if you don't want to continue reading - just skip those boring parts.I had a wonderful time and it was a very informative trip. WEDNESDAY Left on Wednesday, May 28th at 1:00 a.m. from New York, a delay of three hours.We therefore had to rush to catch our flight out of Dublin to Edinbu...

The group attended a lecture of the Scottish Parliament at Stevenson College - then on to visit Edinburgh Castle. What can I say - it was extremely spectacular. So much history. We watched the maste gunner fire the cannon at 1:00 p.m. At the castle, we also visited St. Margaret's Chapel, the oldest building in Edinburgh, The Crown Jewels of Scotland, The Great Hall which hosted so many grand balls, Prisons of War (the dungeons where the prisoners of war were kept...

Visted the Royal Museum of Scotland, Childhood Museum of Edinburgh, the Museum of Edingburgh, Camera Obscura, a ghost tour (The City of the Dead) through Greyfriars Cemetary on Saturday. Toured Loch Ness and the Highlands yesterday on a bus tour - over 300 miles - two busy days. Today, we are going to the Edingburgh Castle. Sorry, there are no pictures. Pictures will be coming soon or when I get home. I will write in more detail. We have limited computer lab ti...

We were supposed to leave New York on the 28th at 9:40 but did not leave until 1:00 a.m. - 3 hours late. Long night of waiting. Of course I did not sleep on plane - six hour flight and when we arrived at Dublin. We had to rush to get to next flight to Edinburgh. Arrived at about 4:00 Scottish time - five hour time difference. Tired but decided to go out and explore. Went to the Hay Market and had fish and chips last night in a pub and drank a Guinne...