Wednesday, June 13
the plot:
Wednesday was the day of the conference excursion. We went a bit over an hour northwest towards the Scottish highlands to see a few popular sights.
First stop was the falls of bruar, which were made famous by a robert burns poem 200+ years ago. Apparently the falls have a higher set and a lower set, and the walking path was only open up to the lower falls. Still, the forest walk to them was gorgeous, as were the falls themselves.
Next was Blair castle, the most visited castle in Scotland. It dates back to the 13th century. We weren't allowed to take pictures inside, but a lot of the decor was incredible.
Final stop was Queen's View, a scenic overlook over the local mountains.
the pictures:
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- on our way...
- the falls of bruar
- blair castle
- queen's view
where to next?
that's a looooooong bridge
scottish cows (and my reflection in the bus window)
scottish sheep (and another ghost lara)
bird finishing someone's lunch :P
the falls of bruar
two roads diverged in a wood...
lots of trees
the road to the falls
water
me
more water
another view
and another
purple
...and more purple
bee
pretty forest
awesome evergreens
aren't these cool?
etc.
and etc.
statue bagpipes :P
sheep
and more sheep
arriving at the castle
front wall
entrance
me
doesn't it look especially tall in this shot?
peacock!
castle gardens
flower
maybe it rhymes if you have a scottish accent?
yup, we're here
the view
looking the other way
cattle on the shore
flowers
one more shot
playing with focus
bird
lots and lots of yellow