Ok a real post about my trip. Our main focus of this trip was Scotland, so we did not stay in London for long. We did spend some time walking along Thames though, sight seeing places like Tower of London, Tower Bridge and St Paul’s Cathedral.
Swiss Re tower as seen from Tower of London
Tower Bridge
Entrance of St Paul’s Cathedral
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We were supposed to drive to Manchester the same day that we arrived at London. However, when we collected our car at the rental car center, we discovered the GPS they provided was not working. Upon returning it we were told that they did not have any other working GPS! So we had to actually buy a map (from a gas station nearby) and figured our way out of London. It was definitely an unforgettable experience…took us about 6 hours to finally get to Manchester.
In Manchester we stayed at a UofM senior, Zhi Wei’s place. He was such a great host! (it was his n-th time hosting a friend). Our stomachs were constantly stuffed with awesome Manchester food. Between stuffing ourselves and visiting places, I managed to get myself a parking ticket. I could blame no one except for me own stupidity (or maybe it’s the stupid MU’s fault)…I did not display the ticket face up!
My mere presence (and my deposit in the loo) was not enough to stop MU from taking its 19th title…sighz
University of Manchester…group photo with Zhi Wei (right photo)
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Our next stop was Edinburgh. It was definitely one of the most beautiful cities that I have ever visited. We covered quite a lot in one day, among others the Edinburgh Castle, which sat majestically atop the volcanic Castle Rock; the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the official residence of the monarch in Scotland; and Calton Hill, which offered spectacular views of the city.
Cannon, Edinburgh Castle
National Monument, Carton Hill
Salisbury Crag and Aurther’s Seat as viewed from Carton Hill
Old town in background
Edinburgh Floral Clock
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Perhaps the most anticipated part of the trip was the Scotland highland tour. One of the attractions on the list was the Eilean Donan Castle. It was a place I fell in love in since I saw it on a jigsaw puzzle and had made it the subject of my form 3 oil painting. It felt surreal to finally be able to view it up close, and even entered the castle!!!
National Wallace Monument viewed from Sterling Castle
Sunlight flooding the valley
Eilean Donan Castle!!!
The bridge leading to the castle
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The day before we left UK, we still managed to squeeze in Stonehenge and Bath into our schedule…
Stonehenge
Bath
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To summarize everything in two words: great trip!!!
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Wow you have some really great photos up. Never been to scotland myself but told it is a beautiful Country. I'm new to blogging so if you could come and check my blog and website out that would be great.
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You certainly covered the country! I think your plans were well made, though the GPS problem must have been more than a little annoying. I hope you really enjoyed your time here! It looks like it from your great pictures!
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