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Days 3-5: The Isle of Skye

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September 21st 2011
The last three days were spent with no wi-fi, but that allows for me to summarize the tour of Scotland in one nice post. So yes, onto a brief summary of our three day tour. Brief because I'm sleepy and needing to get to bed. We took a bus tour from Edinburgh up to the Isle of Skye in the Scottish Highlands. We saw lots of castles, most from the outside, but one from the inside (and I think ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » The Highlands

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more