Scotland was really cold, but incredibly amazing.  It is a beautiful country (I just cannot emphasize that enough), the people are incredibly friendly, and I highly recommend going.  I went on a chilly February Week, and tried to scope out as much as I could.  After an eight hour train ride from London (it was another 4 hours to London from Swansea...*yawn!*) I arrived in Edinburgh.  I met a few new people there, and actually got a historical tour of the city by a Grad Student we had met.  It was rainy, cold, and very very blue.  The banner picc above was taken on Loch Ness.  I had a guided tour of the loch, (apparently, Nessie was at her winter home in the Bermuda Triangle, or so my tour guide said...*grin*) and I also went to the Isle of Skye (unfortunatley, it was freezing, so I got to loiter in a restaraunt all day, I guess it helped to have a pretty face, because they made all the other loiterers get out) but only got to see a bit of it.  (I plan on returning when the weather is a bit less cold)  According to several people I talked to, the train ride up to Skye is supposed to be one of the most beautiful in the World - I had already booked my bus tickets and they were non-returnable.  However, the bus ride was amazing, very mystical, almost magical.

	Rooftop Shot of Edinburgh Castle from the Magdalen Chapel		Harbor Off of the Isle of Skye
	City Scape of Edinburgh.  This one looks like a mural almost.  It's cool, though.		St. Andrew's Cathedral in Inverness.
	My pal Laura and I in the Hostel.  Note the plaid Duvet Covers.		Another Shot of Loch Ness, What a Great Summer Home this would be!!
	OK, I cheated, this is Burns night actually as we celebrated in Swansea...		Highland Cows and other reasons tour guides shouldn't drive drunk... *grin*