On Friday, April 29th, Brendan, Liam, Christy and I set out for the Highlands. We had planned a four-day trip, with the joint purpose of visiting my great-grandmother’s house in northern Scotland and hitting up the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival. We set out mid-morning on Friday, after watching Kate Middleton arrive at Westminster Abbey (we had to see the dress, of course! …“we” being Christy and I).
Our first stop was Culloden battlefield (where Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites suffered their miserable defeat). We didn’t actually go into the visitor’s centre or really look at the battlefield, but we did get a photo next to the sign!
Next we stopped for lunch near the Harry Potter bridge (don’t tell Christy, but this isn’t the real Harry Potter bridge).
Then we visited Clava Cairns, an ancient burial site.
And ran into Humpty Dumpty (who fortunately did not fall, because he was being held up by his dad!).
Continuing on our journey, we made our way through Inverness, to the famous Loch Ness. We stopped at Urquhart Castle, one of Scotland’s most impressive ruins.
That night we stayed at a hostel in John O’Groats, on the northeastern coast of mainland Scotland – the very edge of the world…
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