This isn't a real entry, but I just wanted to say that I'm back from Mull/Iona and I'll be doing some real entries soon...The computers are in high demand right now because my bro is leaving for London in 12 hrs! Now I'm off to watch the news and see whats up with London today :/

Scotland: Day 15: Fallkirk Wheel

We spent this morning discussing our plans for the rest of our time here. Tomorrow through Thursday we'll be at Iona, which is an Island that has a lot of hisorical and religious significance. We'll be staying at a bed and breakfast for 2 nights while we're there. (*Note* I won't have internet access) At some point ( Read more... )

Scotland: Day 14: Edinburgh

Today we went in to Edinburgh because my parents wanted to go to church at the High Kirk of St. Giles. My brother stayed home to read the DaVinci Code and do some graphics work, etc, but I went with my parents and walked around Edinburgh by myself while they were in Church. I went to the Elephant House (of course, haha) ( Read more... )

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Scotland: Day 13: HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE!!

If you know me well, you know exactly what I did today. I got up at 5:30 this morning (12:30 for all my east coast friends, and 9:30 for my west coast friends,) took a shower, had breakfast and then went to Whittie's, the bookshop in town where I had preordered Harry Potter 6. Whittie. the ( Read more... )

Scotland: Day 12: Edinburgh

Today we went to Edinburgh. We got up fairly early and drove to Penecuik, from which we took the number 37 bus. On the way there, someone collapsed on the bus, so they moved everyone to the number 7 bus while they called an ambulance. When we got there, we walked up the Royal Mile towards Edinburgh Castle, and noticed ( Read more... )

Scotland: Day 11: Standing Stones, Rosslyn Chapel, Temple Kirk and the Resevoir

Before we did anything else today, we went into town to get another set of rechargeable batteries and a charger for them. Also, my dad checked in with Stewart at Caledonia, the place where he ordered his kilt, stoles. etc. While we were waiting for him, we were parked ( Read more... )

Scotland: Day 10: Standing Stones, Stobo Kirk and Grocery Store

Today started out really slow. We didn't even leave the house until around 4pm, which was nice in a way because it gave me a chance to take some pictures in the garden and get my livejournal up-to-date. (Which hopefully you know, haha.) We drove to a field that had two ancient celtic ( Read more... )

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Scotland: Day 9: Lindisfarne, Berwick Upon Tweed, etc.

Today we went to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne. Its in ENGLAND!!! That was my first time ever being in England, and now the number of foreign countries I have visited in my life is five (Israel, Canada, France, Scotland and England.)While we were there, we visited the Priory and the Church, ( Read more... )