Post-Trip Scotland
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This trip was truly all that I had hoped for and much more.
I was blessed with the opportunity to travel back to Europe for the third time,
and this time I was fortunate enough to travel to Scotland, England, and
France. Out of the three nations it was Scotland and France that had the
greatest impact. The highlights of the trip were traveling north to the
Highlands in Scotland and then traveling back to Edinburgh following the
departure of the rest of the group.
The Highlands more than lived up to
my expectations. I was actually really surprised to see that the Highlands had
a very similar layout to Washington State. Oddly enough Scotland resembled a
green Eastern Washington. The wildlife and vegetation was exactly the same. On
one of my walks I was lucky enough to come across several deer and a few
grouse. It is safe to say that I felt as if I was looking out at my own
backyard.
While in the Highlands I was amazed
to find that we had a Scotch bar in our hotel. I made sure to take advantage of
this and tried as many different local whiskeys as I could. This would continue
as we moved across Scotland. I found out quite quickly that finding Scotch in
Scotland would be easier than shooting fish in a barrel. One of my favorite
parts of the trip was the tour of the Scotch distillery that we went on as a
group. It was insightful to get a step-by-step walkthrough of the process of
making Scotch.
Once we arrived in Edinburgh I was
really able to get an understanding of what the people of Scotland were truly
like. For the most part they were friendly and were than willing to answer any
questions. Edinburgh was one of the most beautiful cities that I have ever been
to. All throughout the city you can look and find old castles, government
buildings, and all around amazing Architecture. I fell in love with the city
and actually returned for another three days after the rest of the group
returned home. I will defiantly be back to Scotland in the near future!
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It was fun tasting the different whiskeys. The girl at our hotel bar (I am forgetting her name) was so knowledgeable. I also hope to go back. What a beautiful country.