Holiday No More

We've been driving around Scotland, and i am impress with how much effort they put into their tourism industry. U could tour the country along its many trails (eg. Castle Trail, Coastal trail, distillery trail etc.), without a map! The roads are smooth and pretty easy to adapt to, and coming from right-hand drive Singapore (the right way) helps alot. The other motorist are really patient, and the sound of the horn is really really rare. In Singapore, the horn probably means &@$%!, in China it's a warning, and maybe a "hello mate" here in Scotland.

Dunnottar Castle's ruins which overlooks the gorgeously blue North Sea

Anyway, the tourist routes are so easy to follow. Just follow the brown signboard which signifies tourist attractions. Along the trails that span acoss many miles, there are simply so much history and nature to breathe in! The towns are filled with guesthouse and Bed&Breakfast house, which are pretty much apartments being rented out. A great way to immerse into the local's way of living :)

The night spent in Inverness, before heading to find Nessie @ Loch Ness

Eating out is completely not worth it. I miss the cheap and good home cook food back home :( Eating out here is terribly expensive, and it doesn't help that £ > SG$. My parents n I learnt from the locals here. Picnic in random sight-seeing spots, or even in the car!

A table for 4 by a canel! (My bro's not there, but he's replaced by the 'head' of lettuce)

Hall opens tml. I've travelled through and stayed in the 4 major cities of Scotland. Edinburgh the capital, aka. the Athens of the North. Glasgow, the CBD equivalent. Dundee, an industrial-based city which reminds me of Jurong East, where the oil rigs and refinery are just at ur door step. Inverness, the 'Capital' of the Scottish Highlands, where i would be attached there for a moment, in FOUR years?!?!

And Aberdeen, the Silver City. The place that i will call home for 5 years. Tomorrow is, Day One of Life in University.
P.S.: Aberdeen got its name not literally. It deserves the title "the Granite, Grey City", but the sunlight supposedly flashes on the surface of the city, creating its sparkle.