On a tour
[June 2026] On our second day in Edinburgh, Scotland, we took a tour heading south. The tour company was our usual, Rabbie’s. We’ve used this company quite a few times since our first tour in…
Scotland
Cemetery, cathedral and university
[Oct. 2023] Every list of things to see in Glasgow, Scotland includes the Necropolis. From the name, I imagined it to be some sort of ancient ruin, but during the walking tour, I discovered that…
A cone is one of the symbols of the city
[Oct. 2023] The walking tour we participated in in Glasgow, Scotland ended in front of the Museum of Modern Art. The main point is that the statue of Lord Wellington here is wearing a cone….
A saint called Mungo
[Oct. 2023] On our short trip to Scotland, on the last day we took a walking tour of Glasgow. It started at 10:30am from George Square. Our guide, a lady named Liz, spoke clearly and…
The last place was Glencoe
[Oct. 2023] On our one-day Scottish Highlands tour, the first stop after lunch was Stalker Castle. However, just like 13 years ago, we only looked at it from a distance. Last time when we saw…
Revisited the Highlands
[Oct. 2023] The day after we returned to Glasgow from Barra Island in the Hebrides of Scotland, we went on a one-day tour of the Highlands. This is a tour run by a travel company…
Meeting the rare ponies
[Sept. 2023] At the Castlebay Hotel where we stayed on Barra Island in the Hebrides of Scotland, the check-out time was 10:30, which was as early as a Japanese inn. Moreover, it says that it…
Touring the island with a middle-aged newlywed
[Sept. 2023] We toured the Isle of Barra, which belongs to the Hebrides Islands in Scotland. We had researched it online and booked a taxi in advance. Actually, the driver and his son listed on…
My miscellaneous thoughts about Edinburgh
[June 2021] I would like to write down what I noticed and what I was surprised at, during our one-month stay in Edinburgh, Scotland, which I could not cover so far. We stayed at an…
