Edinburgh Zoo

Or, as I would like to call it, the penguin zoo. My visit to the Edinburgh Zoo was fantastic. The zoo is situated on a hill overlooking the city, and as you make your way through the park, you catch amazing views of the surrounding area. Most importantly, they have the largest penguin enclosure in all of Europe as well as a king penguin who has been knighted by the Norwegian government. Check it out.

the knighted penguin statue

viewing box of the new european wolf enclousure

Day trip to Glasgow

Glasgow is 1.5hr away from Edinburgh and a completely different town. The town still has some medieval charm, but it is very industrial. The reason for our visit was to see some Charles Rennie Mackintosh buildings.

The city of Glasgow

Crazy clouds/rain

wind turbines

Glasgow School of Art

GoMA

entering into the old part of the city

Haggis, Neeps, and Tatties

Haggis, neeps, and tatties is a traditional Scotish dish. Neeps refers to turnips and tatties are potatoes. Haggis is the combination of a sheep's heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys cooked in the sheep's stomach with oats and spices. A delicious treat that is served as layered dish with ample gravy on top.

The haggis is on top.

yummy!

Our search for Nessie

From Edinburgh, we took a day tour up through the Highlands to Loch Ness. The landscape was breathtaking, and fortunately, neither rain or snow plagued our trip.

so cloudy you can barely see the mountains in the background

Highland Cow

our tour van

fault line. the meeting of the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates.

out towards the Atlantic

the infamous Loch Ness

is that Nessie?

sunset

tallest mountain in Scotland (and probably all of Great Britain)