We were driven along the Lothian county passing the Forth Rail Bridge and up to the Highlands. We could see a great variety of wonderful landscapes, large green meadows where cattle grazed freely, with animals such as Scottish cows, sheep, deers and horses. We stopped at the Victorian resort town of Pitlochry, we crossed the woodland scenery of Perthshire and we went on crossing the Grampian Mountains, the Cairngorms National Park till Inverness, the Capital of Highlands. We went on towards Loch Ness, we were astonished by the breathtaking scenery as we were travelling through some of the most remote and beautiful parts of Scotland. Loch Ness is 24 miles long and over 700 feet deep and it is most famous for sightings of the Loch Ness monster, affectionatelly known as "Nessie".
We took a cruise across the loch for an hour admiring the awesome scenery on deck, and having a pack-lunch inside it. We were driven along the shoreline to the ruins of the ancient Urquhart Castle. Later, we stopped for a while at the modern visitor centre and we took a picture of Nessie.
Travelling on, we admired the Caledonian canal and the pretty village of Fort Augustus. Then, we entered to the natural beauty of Great Glen. Continuing via Loch Linnhe, we stopped in the Fort William area for a while, then journey onwards, passing beneath Britain's highest snowy mountains, Ben Nevis.
We travelled onwards through Rob Roy Country of Clans MacGregor and Campbell, and then over the dramatic landscape of Rannoch Moor to Glencoe, one of the Scotland's most famous glens, site of the 1692 massacre of the Clan MacDonald. Here we paused for photo stop and soaked up the atmosphere in this haunting glen.
We went on seeing some Highland cattle up close. Continuing towards Stirling, we stopped at the magnificent Stirling Castle, sitting high on volcanic rock and offering wonderful views of the sorrounding landscape. We learnt about the land and legends of Scottish heroes such as William Wallace and Rob Roy. And we could take a picture of the Wallace Monument, a stone tower testimonial to the Scottish legend of William Wallace at the top of a hill. Then, we travelled back to Edinburgh.
It was such a complete day!
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| The Forth Rail Bridge, near Edinburgh - Lothian |
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| The Grampian Mountains lanscape |
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| Another pic when going to Loch Ness |
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| The beginning of the Loch Ness |
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| The monster of the Loch Ness, "Nessie" |
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| A lot of vegetation in the shoreline of the loch. |
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| We took a Cruise on the lake Ness, also called Loch Ness. |
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| A group of our students on deck. |
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| On a cruise on the Loch Ness, looking for Nessie. |
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| A view from the lake of the Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness. |
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| Another view of the ruins of the ancient Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness. |
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| The teachers Noemi and Teresa |
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| We say good bye to Loch Ness |
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| Our group at Loch Ness |
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The Loch Ness Centre and Exhibition
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| The road towards the natural beauty of the Great Glen |
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| The snowy mountains and just behind the clouds, there is the highest mountain in the UK, Ben Nevis. |
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| A restaurant close to Ben Nevis. |
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| Rob Roy County, in the Highlands, one of the Scotland's most famous glens. |
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Soaking up the atmosphere in this haunting glen , in the Highlands
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| Rob Roy County, in the Highlands |
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| Other minor lakes in the Highlands such as Loch Linnhe. |
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Our students and a group of Higland cows close to the grassland fence in the meadow.
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| Large meadows of numerous sheep up close. |
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| The road towards Stirling. |
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| Stirling and the Wallace Monument at the background. A towering stone testimonial to the Scottish legend William Wallace. |
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| A view of vast fields were the English were defeated by the Scottish in 1297. They destroyed the myth of English invincibility. |
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| The magnificent Stirling Castle. |
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