Highlands - Day 1 - 3
Well when I 1st state dat I m back frm the Highlands wat do u think it meant ??? any guesses??? Well the upper part of Scotland is divided into highlands and lowlands n the lower portion of the lower lands is where the highest population lives ….. hehe so highlands = the northern portion of Scotland …… okie so how did we get there ??? hmm well we joined a tour which is the MacBackpackers … yeah ….. drums rolling ….. hehe
So since tis tour starts off in Edinburgh hence we decided to go down to Edinburgh a day earlier jus to tour around by ourselves hehe …..took the 7.45 am bus to Edinburgh a big thank you to Rosie hu helped us all to book the tickets on9 =) thanks gurl ….. ritez enough of crapping hehehe lets start of wit the tour …..
On the Bus to Edinburgh ... excited & happy =P
As u can c frm the bus alone we were already snapping away hahaha =)
Dats Castle Rock frm the bus
The 1st stop frm the bus station was the tourist center to c wat we can o visit in Edinburgh but on the way The Scott Monument located on Princess street caught our eyes =) nice monument thou I duno wats the history behind it ……
The views around Princess Street
View 1
View 2 - U can c Castle Rock on the far right hand corner
View 3
Yeap & off we went to the Edinburgh Rock Castle as our 1st stop after checking in St Christopher’s Hostel
N up we went to Edinburgh Castle when another view caught our eyes =)
Yea man not yet start trip to Highlands & we re starting to hike up hills d cool huh .....
On the way up we bumped in to the Scottish Whiskey parlor but we jus took a pic outside the shop as our tour would be covering the tour of how whiskey is made ……
Jus a random view of a building beside the Scottish Whiskey parlor …. Got no idea wat is dat thou ….
Front View of Castle Rock ….. it seems dat the castle was built on solid volcanic rock … amazing heheh
The entrance fee into Castle Rock was a bom man squeezed £10.30 frm my pockets & if we would wan a audio guide it would cost us another £2.00 ….. deng … so much of money …..
Views as we enter into the castle
Dats the Portcullis Gate on the left of the pic
The view of the city of Edinburgh frm the walls of the Argyle Battery …. Soree I got not idea how to make a panoramic view ere so u guys will jus have to look at it in pieces I shall start frm the right of wat I was looking to the left huh =) enjoy
View 1
View 2
View 3
View 4
View 5
Yea there were cannons on the walls of the castle
I m not too sure bout tis thou as it looks quiet new n don’t seem to be some weapons frm the past ……but I do knoe one thing it s called the ONE O CLOCK GUN …. Why ne coz everyday at 1 pm it be lighted up n BOOM it goes excluding on Sundays heheh =)
Dats the governors house
Making our way to the higher portions of the castle where we stumble upon the Foog’s Gate
I duno wat building is tis over ere but it has a nice architecture so cchungww went snapping off wit the camera =)
Another pic of it
Yea a pic of the 8 of us =P
Curtosy of Abby hu was holding the camera
Dats the cemetery for the solider’s dogs
More views of Edinburgh frm the higher portion of the castle (looks pretty much the same frm the Argyle Battery) – The Forewall Battery
View 1
View 2
View 3
View 4
The 8 of us on the Forewall Battery
Me & Christine posing sumwhere lolxxxx .....
8 of us wit a larger CANNON
Yea they have a chapel in the castle =)
St Margaret’s Chapel – 1
St Margaret’s Chapel – 2 (The Alter)
St Margaret’s Chapel – 3
St Margaret’s Chapel – 4
St Margaret’s Chapel – 5
I duno wats tis well doin over ere but we seem to have found a pic to describe it hahaha
Then we walked into the museum where the Honours of Scotland & the Stone of Destiny was placed ….. too bad I couldn’t take a pic of the crown jewels as it was heavily guarded in the volt & CCTV …. Got loads of pic frm the museum but I m not gonna post all of it up ......Bought a book wit the original pictures of the crown jewels & it also explains the parts of the castle but tis is the best i can do fer now
Crown Jewels - 1
Crown Jewels - 2
Crown Jewels - 3
Eres a funny one … Christine CROWNING Rosalind with an UMBRELLA =P
Posing wit sum statues hahaha
Rosalind being CROWNED by Joyce wit her CAP?? Haha soree we jus love fooling around
At the courtyard of the Castle - View 1
At the courtyard of the Castle - View 2
Yeap we jus cant resist & there u go another pic of us hehe
Going down the PRISON (ahem its goin down to visit the prison ar not goin into prison ar )
What is dat, dat u guys are looking at???
Next up was the National War Museum
Swords
Guns
More guns
Medals
More Medals
Look at tis man the MAP OF MALAYSIA o was it known asMALAYA at dat time
The map of Edinburgh Rock Castle
Then we had enough of the Castle n went off to the Tartan Weaving Mill & Exhibition which was jus down the road =)
Yeap its connected to the Edinburgh Military Tattoo but then no pics frm there as there was jus a café & a souvenir shop
U think Kilts (the cloth use is called Tartan) are easy to make?? think again ......
The closer look of it
The noisy kilt machine
Dun be FOOLED by tis person …. Yea he s REAL as in he s a REAL PERSON =P drop a penny & he ll MOVE
Wandering on the streets of Edinburgh looking fer FOOD
Yeap we had a sandwich = £3.65
Of course we ll never miss desert =) hehe
After lunch it was off to St Gile’e Cathedral (Dad I m sure u ll love the pics frm ere they have nice glass paintings on the wall)
The pipe organ still in a fantastic condition
Glass paintings on the wall – 1
Glass paintings on the wall – 2
Glass paintings on the wall – 3
Yeap we were on the ROYAL MILE it’s a street on Edinburgh – supposingly to be a MILE long dats why it was name so …..
Then on the way to the National Galleries of Scotland ……
National Galleries of Scotland
Thou no pics were allowed in there but I do have sum leaflets which contain sum example of paintings frm Van Goh
After dat it was too late fer anything else as it was almost 5 pm & everything ere closes early so we went fer a walk in the West Princess Street Garden
Meet up wit Leing Longs good friend hehehe we feed it wit GINGER NUT haha
Yeap tis is the fat one taking the Ginger Nut
Stocking up fer winter???
A beautiful view frm the garden
Yeap after dat we strolled along Princess Street
After stumbling on a globe which we do not knoe wat its purpose is for
There was oso an odd tree (take a closer look on its trunk & branches)
We slowly made our way back to St Christopher s Hostel fer a nap ……
High Street on the way looking fer dinner
Yea in the bar (The Tron) fer dinner =)
Waiting fer food
Dats my dinner …. Thou I forgot wats the name but it was chicken + bacon + cheese haha yummy – cost me £3.43
Then off to Hard Rock Cafe as Abby collects the pins frm every place she visits
Hard Rock Cafe
Day 2 – Highland tour begins (Edinburgh to Inverness)
Wakey Wakey hahah yea most of us were still sleeping on our bunks haha the place was not too bad but the shower was TERRIBLE (my nightmare) …. The water was TOO HOT it was like BURNING ur skin instead of a nice warm bath ……
The front view of the hostel
Yeap all of us taking our complimentary breakfast
We strolled along High Street to High Street Hostel where our tour guide would pick us ….
In the bus
Dats the 4th Road Bridge (it seems dat tis bridge collaps once n there still a guy hu was burried in there loxxx ... they jus cant get his body out as it was in one of the main support thing) yea the weather was a little KRANKY fer the start of our holidays …. Well it was the RAINY DAY lolxxx …..
Our 1st stop was in Perth where we visited the Dunkled Cathedral (the back view of the cathedral but too bad the gate was locked hence we had to use the front gate)
The small town of Perth
The front of the cathedral
Yeap the cathedral had a beautiful scene around it
Scene 1
Scene 2
A random pic outside the church
In the church itself …..
Another pipe organ but tis one a little more antique looking
Tis is suppose to b sumone evil Alexandar ….. forgot his full name lolxxx ….
Up next is the Clan Campbell Scotch Whiskey which is one of the oldest & smallest distillery still in use cool huh …. Check out their titration of alcohol man …..
The front of the distillery
The distillery
The titration equipments
Equipment 1
Equipment 2
Equipment 3
The malt in equipment 3
The area where we were served sum Whiskey
2 types of Whiskey (Cream Liquor & Whiskey)
The 3 musketeers
Langchewa (cheers in English) Yea man Whiskey but I never like it I prefer the Irish Cream Liquore (I hope I got the word right but it was great it taste like chocolate milk haha)
Dun remember tis guys name but he was there to help us choose a right bottle of whiskey fer wat ever reason we want it fer
Then off to Killiecrankie where we got even wetter due to our adventurous characteristics of visiting the FISH LADDER ….. wats dat u may ask …. Well we were supposingly to be able to c sum SALMON LEAPING but then when we reach there all soaking wet we saw no salmon but a muddy tank …… waste of our time lolxxx….
The hydroeletric stream
The Fish Ladder aka the muddy tank
Pitlochry Walk
This is where the evil Alexandar lives (Ruthven Barracks) but then he was buried at the back of the church ….. this place is known to be so haunted dat they have to blow up the roof lolxxx ….. as said by the tour guide …..
Joyce & Me
One wit us & the blown off roof top
Up next was Culloden a battlefield ground
8 in the batterfield
Were not crazy huh jus trying to promote our culture, KUNG FU on the battle grounds heheh =)
Loch Ness .... look the monster is behind us lolxx (yea dats the tour guide - Duncan Sheperd)..... so far it has not been spoted fer almost 15 years lo duno if it has migrated off a not
Views of Loch Ness
View 1
View 2
View 3
View 4
Off to Inverness to put up fer the night (my bunk name was Helian Pony – duno wat it means thou haha)
There was however a nice castle there & till now I ve till not got the name of it lolxxx ….
Inverness Train Station
On the way to Blackfrias for dinner
On the Bus to Edinburgh ... excited & happy =P
As u can c frm the bus alone we were already snapping away hahaha =)
Dats Castle Rock frm the bus
The 1st stop frm the bus station was the tourist center to c wat we can o visit in Edinburgh but on the way The Scott Monument located on Princess street caught our eyes =) nice monument thou I duno wats the history behind it ……
The views around Princess Street
View 1
View 2 - U can c Castle Rock on the far right hand corner
View 3
Yeap & off we went to the Edinburgh Rock Castle as our 1st stop after checking in St Christopher’s Hostel
N up we went to Edinburgh Castle when another view caught our eyes =)
Yea man not yet start trip to Highlands & we re starting to hike up hills d cool huh .....
On the way up we bumped in to the Scottish Whiskey parlor but we jus took a pic outside the shop as our tour would be covering the tour of how whiskey is made ……
Jus a random view of a building beside the Scottish Whiskey parlor …. Got no idea wat is dat thou ….
Front View of Castle Rock ….. it seems dat the castle was built on solid volcanic rock … amazing heheh
The entrance fee into Castle Rock was a bom man squeezed £10.30 frm my pockets & if we would wan a audio guide it would cost us another £2.00 ….. deng … so much of money …..
Views as we enter into the castle
Dats the Portcullis Gate on the left of the pic
The view of the city of Edinburgh frm the walls of the Argyle Battery …. Soree I got not idea how to make a panoramic view ere so u guys will jus have to look at it in pieces I shall start frm the right of wat I was looking to the left huh =) enjoy
View 1
View 2
View 3
View 4
View 5
Yea there were cannons on the walls of the castle
I m not too sure bout tis thou as it looks quiet new n don’t seem to be some weapons frm the past ……but I do knoe one thing it s called the ONE O CLOCK GUN …. Why ne coz everyday at 1 pm it be lighted up n BOOM it goes excluding on Sundays heheh =)
Dats the governors house
Making our way to the higher portions of the castle where we stumble upon the Foog’s Gate
I duno wat building is tis over ere but it has a nice architecture so cchungww went snapping off wit the camera =)
Another pic of it
Yea a pic of the 8 of us =P
Curtosy of Abby hu was holding the camera
Dats the cemetery for the solider’s dogs
More views of Edinburgh frm the higher portion of the castle (looks pretty much the same frm the Argyle Battery) – The Forewall Battery
View 1
View 2
View 3
View 4
The 8 of us on the Forewall Battery
Me & Christine posing sumwhere lolxxxx .....
8 of us wit a larger CANNON
Yea they have a chapel in the castle =)
St Margaret’s Chapel – 1
St Margaret’s Chapel – 2 (The Alter)
St Margaret’s Chapel – 3
St Margaret’s Chapel – 4
St Margaret’s Chapel – 5
I duno wats tis well doin over ere but we seem to have found a pic to describe it hahaha
Then we walked into the museum where the Honours of Scotland & the Stone of Destiny was placed ….. too bad I couldn’t take a pic of the crown jewels as it was heavily guarded in the volt & CCTV …. Got loads of pic frm the museum but I m not gonna post all of it up ......Bought a book wit the original pictures of the crown jewels & it also explains the parts of the castle but tis is the best i can do fer now
Crown Jewels - 1
Crown Jewels - 2
Crown Jewels - 3
Eres a funny one … Christine CROWNING Rosalind with an UMBRELLA =P
Posing wit sum statues hahaha
Rosalind being CROWNED by Joyce wit her CAP?? Haha soree we jus love fooling around
At the courtyard of the Castle - View 1
At the courtyard of the Castle - View 2
Yeap we jus cant resist & there u go another pic of us hehe
Going down the PRISON (ahem its goin down to visit the prison ar not goin into prison ar )
What is dat, dat u guys are looking at???
Next up was the National War Museum
Swords
Guns
More guns
Medals
More Medals
Look at tis man the MAP OF MALAYSIA o was it known as
The map of Edinburgh Rock Castle
Then we had enough of the Castle n went off to the Tartan Weaving Mill & Exhibition which was jus down the road =)
Yeap its connected to the Edinburgh Military Tattoo but then no pics frm there as there was jus a café & a souvenir shop
U think Kilts (the cloth use is called Tartan) are easy to make?? think again ......
The closer look of it
The noisy kilt machine
Dun be FOOLED by tis person …. Yea he s REAL as in he s a REAL PERSON =P drop a penny & he ll MOVE
Wandering on the streets of Edinburgh looking fer FOOD
Yeap we had a sandwich = £3.65
Of course we ll never miss desert =) hehe
After lunch it was off to St Gile’e Cathedral (Dad I m sure u ll love the pics frm ere they have nice glass paintings on the wall)
The pipe organ still in a fantastic condition
Glass paintings on the wall – 1
Glass paintings on the wall – 2
Glass paintings on the wall – 3
Yeap we were on the ROYAL MILE it’s a street on Edinburgh – supposingly to be a MILE long dats why it was name so …..
Then on the way to the National Galleries of Scotland ……
National Galleries of Scotland
Thou no pics were allowed in there but I do have sum leaflets which contain sum example of paintings frm Van Goh
After dat it was too late fer anything else as it was almost 5 pm & everything ere closes early so we went fer a walk in the West Princess Street Garden
Meet up wit Leing Longs good friend hehehe we feed it wit GINGER NUT haha
Yeap tis is the fat one taking the Ginger Nut
Stocking up fer winter???
A beautiful view frm the garden
Yeap after dat we strolled along Princess Street
After stumbling on a globe which we do not knoe wat its purpose is for
There was oso an odd tree (take a closer look on its trunk & branches)
We slowly made our way back to St Christopher s Hostel fer a nap ……
High Street on the way looking fer dinner
Yea in the bar (The Tron) fer dinner =)
Waiting fer food
Dats my dinner …. Thou I forgot wats the name but it was chicken + bacon + cheese haha yummy – cost me £3.43
Then off to Hard Rock Cafe as Abby collects the pins frm every place she visits
Hard Rock Cafe
Day 2 – Highland tour begins (Edinburgh to Inverness)
Wakey Wakey hahah yea most of us were still sleeping on our bunks haha the place was not too bad but the shower was TERRIBLE (my nightmare) …. The water was TOO HOT it was like BURNING ur skin instead of a nice warm bath ……
The front view of the hostel
Yeap all of us taking our complimentary breakfast
We strolled along High Street to High Street Hostel where our tour guide would pick us ….
In the bus
Dats the 4th Road Bridge (it seems dat tis bridge collaps once n there still a guy hu was burried in there loxxx ... they jus cant get his body out as it was in one of the main support thing) yea the weather was a little KRANKY fer the start of our holidays …. Well it was the RAINY DAY lolxxx …..
Our 1st stop was in Perth where we visited the Dunkled Cathedral (the back view of the cathedral but too bad the gate was locked hence we had to use the front gate)
The small town of Perth
The front of the cathedral
Yeap the cathedral had a beautiful scene around it
Scene 1
Scene 2
A random pic outside the church
In the church itself …..
Another pipe organ but tis one a little more antique looking
Tis is suppose to b sumone evil Alexandar ….. forgot his full name lolxxx ….
Up next is the Clan Campbell Scotch Whiskey which is one of the oldest & smallest distillery still in use cool huh …. Check out their titration of alcohol man …..
The front of the distillery
The distillery
The titration equipments
Equipment 1
Equipment 2
Equipment 3
The malt in equipment 3
The area where we were served sum Whiskey
2 types of Whiskey (Cream Liquor & Whiskey)
The 3 musketeers
Langchewa (cheers in English) Yea man Whiskey but I never like it I prefer the Irish Cream Liquore (I hope I got the word right but it was great it taste like chocolate milk haha)
Dun remember tis guys name but he was there to help us choose a right bottle of whiskey fer wat ever reason we want it fer
Then off to Killiecrankie where we got even wetter due to our adventurous characteristics of visiting the FISH LADDER ….. wats dat u may ask …. Well we were supposingly to be able to c sum SALMON LEAPING but then when we reach there all soaking wet we saw no salmon but a muddy tank …… waste of our time lolxxx….
The hydroeletric stream
The Fish Ladder aka the muddy tank
Pitlochry Walk
This is where the evil Alexandar lives (Ruthven Barracks) but then he was buried at the back of the church ….. this place is known to be so haunted dat they have to blow up the roof lolxxx ….. as said by the tour guide …..
Joyce & Me
One wit us & the blown off roof top
Up next was Culloden a battlefield ground
8 in the batterfield
Were not crazy huh jus trying to promote our culture, KUNG FU on the battle grounds heheh =)
Loch Ness .... look the monster is behind us lolxx (yea dats the tour guide - Duncan Sheperd)..... so far it has not been spoted fer almost 15 years lo duno if it has migrated off a not
Views of Loch Ness
View 1
View 2
View 3
View 4
Off to Inverness to put up fer the night (my bunk name was Helian Pony – duno wat it means thou haha)
There was however a nice castle there & till now I ve till not got the name of it lolxxx ….
Inverness Train Station
On the way to Blackfrias for dinner