Friday 12 July 2013

Scotland

Scotland

The second weekend (July 12 to July 15), we were given the option to take a long trip to either Scotland or Ireland.  The following pictures are from Edinburgh and the Highlands of Scotland.

Edinburgh

 University in Scotland 

City of Edinburgh

Edinburgh

Edinburgh Architecture

Streets of Edinburgh

Edinburgh

The Surgeon's Hall Museum
Outside of the Surgeons' Hall Museum

Scalpel statue at the Surgeons' Memorial Museum

Outside of Sterling Castle

Statue outside of Sterling Castle

Sterling Castle

Inside the Sterling Castle

Walls of Sterling Castle
Inside Sterling Castle
View from inside Sterling Castle 

View from Sterling Castle

Bedroom inside Sterling Castle

Sterling Castle

Outside of Spoons, a coffee shop where J.K. Rowling would sit and write the Harry Potter series

Inside of Spoons, a coffee shop where J.K. Rowling would sit and write the Harry Potter series

War Memorial at Culloden Battlefield

Hut in the fields of the War Memorial (Culloden Battlefield)

Wallace Monument where part of Braveheart was filmed


Edinburgh Castle from the outside

Edinburgh Castle 

View of Edinburgh from inside Edinburgh Castle

Some students inside the walls of Edinburgh Castle

Bagpipe player outside of Edinburgh Castle

Living Quarters inside prison of Edinburgh Castle

One of the students took a day trip to Saint Andrew's Golf Course in Scotland
Photo courtesy of James Jones

Highlands

After spending the night in Edinburgh, we took a day bus trip to the Highlands. 
 

View of the Highlands of Scotland

View of the Highlands

Driving along a Loch


Fields of Scotland

Loch Ness


Scotland scenery

Restaurants along the canal near Glencoe


Some students in front of the Highlands

Highlands of Scotland

The Highlands

The Highlands

Waterfall

Creek in the woods of Scotland

The Highlands

Learning about Scotland kilts and dress in a Clanshouse

A student in traditional Scottish attire

Loch

Shoreline of Scotland

Shoreline of Scotland



Having fun at the Highlands

Loch

All of the above photos are courtesy of Rachael Rockamann unless otherwise noted.