Ah, Scotland !

Off to Scotland

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June 22nd 2009
My watch failed to go off (I later realized that I had set the time wrong) so the hotel's wake up call saved us. We were all very tired as we boarded the shuttle to the airport one last time. Though the airport was busy, we got through our check in quite quickly and after going through security, made our way to our gate. We had about 45 minutes before the gate was set to open, so we ended up b ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Midlothian » Edinburgh

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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