August 3, 2019

Road sign at the entrance to the Highlands

Today I took a day trip by bus to the Highlands, Loch Ness, and Glen Coe. It was by far my favorite thing I have done so far in Europe--everything was beautiful and our weather was absolutely perfect for the trip!

Loch Ness was much bigger than I expected, and also much more normal looking. I expected more spooky fog and some places to look for the Loch Ness monster, but it was more just like a normal lake. It was still very beautiful, though! We got off the bus and took a cruise on the lake which dropped us off at Urqhart Castle.

At Urqhart Castle in front of Loch Ness

There wasn't much castle to see, mostly just some walls that were left over, but it was a nice viewpoint for the Loch. From there we traveled to Glen Coe and then returned to Edinburgh! We also made a lot of short stops along the way in smaller rural towns, which were really adorable and hospitable. In total, the tour lasted about 12 hours. I would highly recommend for everyone to come to Scotland just for this tour because it was so breathtaking.

Glen Coe