Places to go instead of Saudi Arabia: Scotland

Many of the trips I go on are short and work-related. The good thing about that is that I don’t have to spend a lot of money to get there. In fact, none. The not-so-good thing is that if I’m really interested in the place, I have to cram any activities into whatever is left after doing the job.

Last April I had had a bit too much of pressure for various reasons.. plus a surplus of vacation days, so I visited my friend Marco over in Edinburgh. Not a work visit, so just a backpack with some clothes, a camera and a laptop for entertainment on the way there/copying photos to.

After landing, we eventually found each other in the airport and went off to catch some fresh air.

Walking the old man, obviously

Walking the old man, obviously

20150404_15h06m_DSC_7713

Chillin'

Chillin’

Family trip(?)

Family trip(?)

Marco

Marco

Marco in front of Edinburgh Castle

Marco in front of Edinburgh Castle

The weather was outstanding. First days of April and the sun was shining as if it was Scottish summer.

20150405_16h48m_DSC_7785 20150405_16h51m_DSC_7790 20150405_18h55m_DSC_7802

Beer garden

Beer garden

After hanging in Edinburgh for two days and visiting a few bars (I remember Opium…) we rented a car, drove to the isle of Skye and back. We didn’t plan on a long hiking trip, so no camping equipment required.

road trip!

road trip!

Tiny roads

Tiny roads

Burning the hills, don't ask me why

Burning the hills, don’t ask me why

20150406_15h03m_DSC_7965 20150406_15h05m_DSC_7972 20150406_15h12m_DSC_7984 20150406_15h22m_DSC_7990 20150406_16h04m_DSC_8017

20150406_17h30m_DSC_8053 20150406_17h53m_DSC_8079 20150406_17h56m_DSC_8089 20150406_20h57m_DSC_8182 20150406_21h01m_DSC_8218 20150406_21h17m_DSC_8339

Castles. Naturally we passed some of those. Sighting a castle in Scotland is probably like finding a Walmart in the US, if the stories are true.20150406_21h53m_DSC_8404

The locals seem to think Isle of Skye is a fairytale world.

The locals seem to think Isle of Skye is a fairytale world.

20150407_00h22m_DSC_8431 20150407_11h30m_DSC_8495-Edit 20150407_12h24m_DSC_8519 20150407_15h28m_DSC_8561

Scotland offers the lot. Great landscapes or peaceful places. Flatlands, not-so-flatlands. Usually not-so-great weather, but you can’t choose that.
20150407_16h39m_DSC_8593 20150407_17h58m_DSC_8645 20150407_18h08m_DSC_8695-Edit

Too soon, we got back to Edinburgh. I really like the benches reminding of the people that used to pass by them.20150408_10h07m_DSC_8736 20150408_10h08m_DSC_8739

Marco had to get back to work, I got on a train to Aberdeen..
20150408_10h41m_DSC_8742

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.