Scotland Tour 2005 - United Kingdom


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Briefing

Ryanair

Scotland is located northern part of Britain. You can access there by air, train or coach.

Edinburgh Airport

Flight takes 1 hour, Train takes 5 hours and coach takes 9 hours from London to Edinburgh.

Airport Bus

If you book well in advance, taking train will be the cheapest way to get there from London.

Day1. Edinburgh

Inside Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle is the symbol of the Edinburgh city. Inside the castle, you will see nice rooms and exhibitions.

Lawnmarket

This is, Lawnmarket, the main street of old town starting from the castle.

Shop in Lawnmarket

Along the Lawnmarket, you will see some strange shops.

St Giles Cathedral

St Giles Cathedral is the historic city church located on Royal Mile in the old town.

Edinburgh City Chambers

This is the City Chambers of Edinburgh.

Edinburgh Castle in the Evening

We stayed at Caledonian Backpackers hostel, which has a great view of the castle from its room.

Day2. Glasgow

MegaBus

Taking 90 minutes coach ride, we moved to Glasgow. Yeah, it's the famous £1 MegaBus run by Stagecoach.

Glasgow Cathedral

This is Glasgow Cathedral, the only medieval church in the mainland of Scotland.

St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art

Next to the cathedral, there is St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art.

Provands Lordship

Opposite the cathedral, there is Provand's Lordship. Inside the museum, there is a collection of seventeenth century Scottish furniture.

First Glasgow Bus

Taking a bus down to south of the city, we went to Pollok Country Park.

The Burrell Collection

Inside the park, there is The Burrell Collection, the museum with many collection of art works.

Pollok House

Few minutes walk away from the collection, there is Pollok House, the house with the private collection of Spanish paintings.

Bridge in Pollok House

In front of the garden of Pollok House, there is a nice bridge on the river.

Glasgow Station

Back to city center, we came around the train station.

Buchanan Street

Buchanan Street is the main street for shopping in Glasgow.

Bluesky Hostel

We stayed at Bluesky Hostel on this night.

Day3. St Andrews

Bus Station in St Andrews

Taking a Stagecoach bus from Glasgow, we came to St Andrews.

St Andrews Museum

This is the St Andrews museum where you can study about the city of St Andrews.

Street in St Andrews

Walking around the city, you will notice that the street is made of stone tiles.

St Andrews Castle

This is the St Andrews castle. The residence of the Archbishops in early ages, but has become ruined now.

St Andrews Cathedral

St Andrews Cathedral is also the ruined place with graves.

St Rules Tower

Although the cathedral is ruined, there is a tower you can climb at the edge of cathedral.

View of St Andrews

If you climb St Rules Tower, you will have a fantastic view of St Andrews.

Bakery

Near the cathedral, there is a bakery awarded as the best of Scotland.

Burns Sweet Shop

Burns Sweet Shop is the famous sweet shop in St Andrews.

The butcher

This butcher is also the old shop.

St Andrews Tourist Hostel

We stayed at St Andrews Tourist Hostel. This hostel offers nice rooms with sky TV equipped lounge.

Day4. Edinburgh

Road in Scotland

We took a coach back to Edinburgh.

Forth Bridge

Just before Edinburgh, we saw the Forth Bridge, the old bridge built in 1890.

Event Stage

Beside the rail track near the hostel, there were some events going on.

Princess Street

Princess Street is the main street in the new town offering many shops.

National Gallery of Scotland

This is the National Gallery of Scotland, the gallery with the artworks of the Middle Ages to the present day.

General Register House

The General Register House has a horse statute in front.

North Bridge

North Bridge connects the new town and old town over the rail track.

Old Town of Edinburgh

View of old town from new town.

Day5. Back to London

Edinburgh Waverly Station

Waverly central station is located between new and old town.

Coffee Shop in Waverly Station

After we picked the ticket from the machine, we had a cup of coffee.

London Kings Cross Station

There was a huge delay due to the engineering work, and it took more than 6 hours of train ride to London.

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