Scotland at its best!

At the beginning of the month, our students took part in a week long expedition to Scotland, UK. A group of young and active teenagers and I took the chance to visit a new country and learn a bit about their history, culture and attempt to understand their local accent (which without a doubt was a challenge). 
                                                  
Upon arrival in Edinburgh, we quickly got on a double decker bus (the students immediately found comfortable seats on the top floor near the front- and yes, Wi-Fi was working there!) The simple yet comfortable hostel WEST END provided us accommodation for the first two nights while the students wandered around the city. The Edinburgh Castle was a hit. We spend 5 hours there! Unbelievable! Without a doubt the cherry of Edinburgh was climbing the Holyrod Park.






  
After two days, we were brave enough to take the local bus and travel 5 hours up north to a lovely little city Inverness. Inverness welcomed us with cold winds and a bit of drizzle here and there. This time we took the spirit of expedition all the way and camped at the BOUGHT camp and caravan park. 

It took us a while to get all the tents up especially since some of the students have never camped before but even those “newcomers” managed just fine.                                       The next four days we walked and walked and walked…. We managed to say “hi” to Nessie at the Loch Ness after a 30 km hike. We visited the Culloden Battle field and battle with old Jacobite swards and knives.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

 We managed to visit the old ruin of the Urquhart Castle.                                                         Most importantly, the student on their own had the eager to explore the country side by renting bikes and exploring the seaside by visiting the dolphins. A small barbeque here and there, lots of games of Jenga and Chess in the tent- nothing but pure fun.

And in the end there was only one question we needed to answer: “where to go next?”