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Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Travel Day - Scotland

Scotland, the U.K.’s northernmost country, is a land of mountain wildernesses such as the Cairngorms and Northwest Highlands, interspersed with glacial glens (valleys) and lochs (lakes). Its major cities are Edinburgh, the capital, with its iconic hilltop castle, and Glasgow, famed for its vibrant cultural scene. Scotland is also famous for golf, the game first played at the Old Course at St Andrews in the 1400s.


The Flag of Scotland is a Saint Andrew's cross, the style of cross on which Scotland's patron saint - Saint Andrew - was crucified. Supposedly, the blue and white originate from a medieval battle between the Scots and Picts, and Germanic settlers.



Capital: Edinburgh
Currency: Pound Sterling
Official Language: English

Demographics: 62% Scottish 'only'
                          18% Scottish & British
                          8% British Only
                          4% other
Religion: 54% Christian
                37% no religion

Population:  5,424,800 (about the same as Minnesota)
Size: 30,090 sq miles (a little smaller than South Carolina)

Current Time: 6:16pm (5 hours ahead of us)
Current Temp: 54, partly cloudy

Flight: JFK to Edinburgh, 6h35m, $535.00




KNAP OF HOWAR



THE TEVIOT ROW HOUSE

BELL ROCK LIGHTHOUSE


LOCH NESS MONSTER


HAGGIS

TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH BREAKFAST



HIGHLAND BAGPIPES



SCOTTISH KILT


TARTAN RIBBON

DOLLY THE SHEEP

CASTLES OF SCOTLAND





BRITANNIA PANOPTICON



EDINBURGH





THISTLE




THE OLDEST TREE IN EUROPE

OLDEST POST OFFICE IN THE WORLD


BEN NEVIS











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