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Scotland: The Highlands & Loch Ness
We went monster hunting today. We traveled north from Edinburgh into the Scottish Highlands. The flat lands and small rolling hills with the perfect climate for farming crops have transformed into the higher rolling hills with so much moisture that regular crops cannot be grown. Farmlands change into ranch lands dotted with hundreds of sheep. Read more
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Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Gardens
We got lost in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh. In fact, look closely at the berry-colored bush. I’m going to let the pictures speak for themselves on this one. Read more
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Scotland: Edinburgh Castle
Right in the middle of Edinburgh stands the majestic Edinburgh Castle. I thought it might be only a tourist attraction, but it is far beyond that. Built in the 1100s by King David I, son of St.Margaret of Scotland, the castle has bounced back and forth between English and Scottish hands, since whoever occupied the Read more
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Newcastle Upon Tyne: Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
We couldn’t take Hogwart’s Express, but we did somehow make it back into England to the Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It’s also known as Alnwick Castle (pronounced Onnick), and it has actually starred in 20 or so other movies besides Harry Potter, including Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves, Transformers: The Last Knight, Downton Abbey, Read more
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The England and Scotland Rivalry
We took the train from England to Scotland. We left from King’s Cross Station, which is significant because that is where Platform 9 3/4 is. We watched several muggles try to enter through the gate, or should I say wall, to travel to Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but none of them succeeded. I Read more
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London: Play Day Part Two!
Once the Shakespeare play was over and Bill was able to drag me away before I made the mistake of buying copies of all the plays in manga and in young adult novel versions for my sixth graders (can you imagine me toting those in my Rick Steves backpack??), we continued our walking tour of Read more
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Quote of the day
“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”
– St. Augustine
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