For our anniversary trip this year, my DH and I took a ‘grand tour of Scotland’ with a whirlwind of Amsterdam thrown in for good measure.

We started in Edinburgh, made our way to Inverness, down through the Cairngorms National Park (with stops in Aviemore and Blair Atholl), on to Glasgow (with a castle stay right outside of Fintry), and finally down to Newcastle to catch a night ferry to Amsterdam.

The trip was great, and we got to see a lot of really cool things, despite Spring being late and most days being cold, wet and windy. We ate a lot of craziness (still craving the Irn Bru, Haggis & Black Pudding we grew accustomed to), walked till our legs felt like they were going to fall off, and took pictures till our hearts were content.

This post is part 1 of a multi part series. Stay tuned for points south.

 

Edinburgh

Our time in Edinburgh was too short – just a few hours before we needed to hop a Citylink bus to Inverness – but it was packed with beautiful things to see. Next trip, we’re doing at least a day and a half. In our short time there, we managed to walk the Royal Mile, stumbled upon a small Farmers Market, had a fascinating conversation with an ex-pat Sociology teacher, and toured the very old + very new.