An early start after breakfast which included traditionally cooked porridge.We left Laggan for Inverness, close to the site of the Battle of Culloden.Next stop Loch Ness but there was no sign of Nessie today. We drove for hours around Loch Ness enjoying the very beautiful scenery.We toured through Eilean Donan Castle, where we had lunch. We drove further into the Highlands and then across the bridge to the Isle of Skye. This is the first time we have struck rain...

We are heading to The Highlands. As we departed Edinburgh we saw the house in which Alexander Graham Bell was born, the area in which JKR Rowling wrote Harry Potter and some of the buildings that inspired her writing. Having left Edinburgh we headed for the old town of St Andrews - the home of golf, the ruins of the early St Andrews Cathedral and the St Andrews University (one of the UK's largest and prestigious), where both Prince William and Kate Middleton att...

First up today was a guided trip through Edinburgh including through Edinburgh Castle which is amazing. Workers were dismantling the stadium seating installed for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo held last week. The Castle is enormous. Most of the current structure is over 600 years old and spreads out beyond the 1st gate - the one usually seen on TV. This gate is flanked by statues of 2 significant figures in Scottish history, one being William Wallace (think Mel ...

First up today was a guided trip through Edinburgh including through Edinburgh Castle. Workers were dismantling the stadium seating installed for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo held last week. The Castle is enormous. Most of the current structure is over 600 years old and spreads out beyond the 1st gate - the one usually seen on TV. This gate is flanked by statues of 2 significant figures in Scottish history - one being William Wallace (think Mel Gibson or Braveh...

We left hotel at 8:30am for a walking tour of York and saw key points of historical interest:- remnants of the town wall- the old Guild Hall (circa 1400)- the Barley Hall (circa 1400)- the Shambles (a medieval term for butcher shop)- models of Cats on windows, walls & roofs - a local superstition- Guy Fawkes' house (with fire insurance medallion)- sweets stores galore- York Minster (circa 1080AD) We left York bound for Edinburgh. Lunch at The Swan pub at Had...