Days: 8 days time: October

1 Edinburgh Castle St. Giles Cathedral Carlton Hill

2 Trafford Bank Guest House, Inverness Castle

3Trafford Bank Guest HouseKyle of Lochalsh

4 staffinprotree

5Kilt RockStaffinProtree

6green Park Big Ben Westminster Abbey London Eye Thames

7 tower of London Tower Bridge Greenwich Royal Observatory

8 Victoria and Albert Museum Natural History Museum

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Day 1

2013-10-27

Edinburgh Castle is a symbol of the spirit of Edinburgh and even Scotland. It stands on the top of the dead volcanic rock and overlooks the city. Edinburgh Castle became a royal fortress in the 6th century and has become an important royal residence and national administrative center since then.

Enter the terrace area of the castle to overlook the whole of Edinburgh

St.   Giles'   Cathedral is a place of worship of the Presbyterian Church in Scotland. Its unique Scottish crown spire is a prominent feature of Edinburgh skyline. This church has been the religious hub of Edinburgh for 900 years. Today, it is sometimes regarded as the mother church of Presbyterians all over the world.

It is the meeting of the Presbyterian Church in the old town of Edinburgh, with five services each Sunday

The choir is in practice

As its name suggests, the church was originally dedicated to Saint Giles, the patron saint of Edinburgh. The oldest part of the church is the four pillars. In 1385, the church was burned and rebuilt. In many years, many small halls were built around, which greatly expanded and irregular in shape. The lantern shaped tower was added in 11490. Before the reformation in the middle of the 16th century, there were about 50 altars in the church.

Thistle Chapel (1911) is the chapel of the order of thistle, the most important order in Scotland. This is a small hall with exquisite carving and painting. Founded in 1687 by James VII, the order of the thistle is composed of a monarch and 16 knights.

Due to its large scale, moderate location and many noble tombs, the church has become a very popular tourist attraction. At the annual Edinburgh Art Festival, it is even more eye-catching because it is located in the center of the royal one mile. Protestant reformer John Knox was also buried in the churchyard, but there was no tomb.

Go east along Prince Street to the end and you'll come to the lush Carlton hill. To the west, you can see Edinburgh Castle towering, guarding the quiet town, the scenery is very beautiful. Looking east, you can see the blue Atlantic Ocean and white sails on forth Bay.

There are two monuments on Carlton mountain. One is the National Monument, which was built in 1822 to commemorate the soldiers who died in the Napoleonic War. But the monument was not completed, with only a huge row of columns supporting the beams. It is said that the project was interrupted because of budget overdraft.

The other is the Nelson Memorial, built in memory of Admiral Nelson. Every day at 1 p.m. when the Edinburgh Castle fires its guns, the little ball at the top of the Nelson monument drops. There is also a striking dome on Carlton hill, the Edinburgh municipal observatory.

It's only 17:30   The sun has set

Day 2

2013-10-28

The northern city of Scotland is the only settlement with urban status in the Scottish Highlands, so it is often called "the northernmost city in England". Inverness is the capital of the highlands of Scotland. It is close to the Arctic circle. It is a very quiet town. Its architectural style is close to northern Europe, and its roof is very steep.

The train from Edinburgh to Inverness

It took two and a half hours to arrive

The famous Loch Ness, but the water monster is out there

Walk along loch ness

Surrounded by gardens and a 10 minute walk from Inverness center, the boutique hotel is located in the former Bishop's residence, offering luxurious rooms with free Wi Fi and an iPod stand.

Trafford   Bank   Guest   The rooms in the House Hotel, which are equipped with bathrooms, are decorated in a unique way, combining classical and modern styles. Each room is equipped with a plasma TV, DVD player, mini refrigerator, tea and coffee facilities, as well as a hair dryer and hair straightener. Guests can enjoy breakfast cooked with local organic ingredients in a beautiful greenhouse. You can also relax in the elegant lounge, one of which also has Sky TV.

All kinds of homemade bath salt, soap, toiletries

All the designs in the shop are made or found by the landlady

Day 3

2013-10-29

Breakfast made with local organic ingredients. Local cheese is on the cheese platter

After breakfast   Just go to Inverness station and take the train to Kyle   of   Lochalsh。 I was going to transfer coach to Isle immediately   of   Skye。 I didn't expect that the coach of the people in the Highlands would drive according to the winter time, but it didn't post the winter schedule. We can only sit in the waiting place shivering

From the afternoon to sunset at the station, n residents of the small town worried that we would take the wrong bus or make the wrong time to come and confirm with us

The bus finally arrived at 16:10 and it took an hour to get to skyee. The fare is 13 pounds for two people

https://www.citylinkonlinesales.co.uk/CitylinkWeb It's safe to check the schedule online first

Day 4

2013-10-30

Skye is the largest and northernmost island in the hebris archipelago in western Scotland. Located off the northwest coast of Scotland. The island is about five kilometers long   0   Km, less than 5 km at the widest   mile. Most of the island is high swamp, which is not suitable for cultivation. Therefore, Skye island has been a desolate and barren island since ancient times.

However, the charming natural scenery, rich culture and ancient relics, and many wild animals, including golden eagles, red deer and Atlantic frogs, still attract many people who advocate nature and are keen on mysterious culture to travel here

The island is often shrouded in clouds, when the sun penetrates the clouds, the island's high, hills, rivers and charming coastline will be bathed in that kind of colorful splendor.   As the climate on the island is unpredictable, you can experience all kinds of weather types from sunny sky to heavy rain in a day, so the local people will humorously say to the tourists: it's a beautiful day today, but you will get wet soon.

The   Old   Man   of   Storr, 20 minutes from protree by bus. Get off the small pavilion is the entrance, from here into, also wait for the next bus here.

The feeling that the wind from high ground can blow people away directly

Although it's windy, the higher you climb, the better the scenery

We started from protree at 9:10 a.m. and arrived at laorenshi 57. It's a good time to go down the mountain. We'll wait at the pavilion for the bus to staffIn at 12:30 a.m

I wanted to go to kilt   Rock, but the road is blocked by the storm. Trapped in the rain in staffIn. Now I'm hiding in a small supermarket. Because it's cold and time is too much, I gritted my teeth and ran to a coffee shop in a hotel 300 meters away.

I was going to sit until 4 p.m. and go home by bus, but I didn't expect that skyee's weather changed so fast that I got the application. Seeing the wind blow away the huge rain clouds, the sun began to appear in the distance

Don't be too happy to see the sun, because you can enjoy the rainbow with the sun, rain and wind at any time

Rainbow after rain

Finally, I swayed to 4:15 in staffIn, got on the bus around the island and went back to protree   You can also choose to go back to bus directly, but we want to take a tour by the way. It's almost an hour

Day 5

2013-10-31

If you don't give up in the morning, you'd better take bus at 9:10 to kilt in staffIn   Rock viewing deck. The driver kindly let us get off at the viewing platform to save us walking back from the staffIn

From the viewing platform, you pass the staffIn Museum, a famous fossil producing area. Then we walked all the way down the highway to staffIn Town, only two of us on foot. Fortunately, the weather is more awesome today, the wind is much smaller, and the sun is quite comfortable.

Take bus directly from staffIn to protree and arrive in 40 minutes.

Go back to the Bank of protree

Protree's shop

All kinds of lovely wood products

Take the 15:10 p.m. bus from protree to Kyle. The train from Kyle to London is 14 hours long, and the 990 pound fare is still a ticket.

Day 6

2013-11-01

There are many old gift shops around greenpark, which are all century old

The oldest handmade hat shop

An old cosmetics store

The most famous food store

Coming out of Westminster is Big Ben. It is a famous ancient clock in London, and a clock tower attached to the British Parliament hall. It was built in 1859. It is installed on the 95m high clock tower on the east side of Westminster Bridge North parliament building. The clock tower is surrounded by round clock plates with a diameter of 6.7m. It is a traditional landmark in London.

Located on the North Bank of the Thames River in London, it was originally a Benedictine convent built in 960 ad   Year. Before the break-up between the Church of England and the holy see in 1540, it has been one of the Catholic Benedictines, that is, one of the Catholic cloisters. After 1540, it has been the national Anglican Church in London.

The   British   Airways   London   Located on the Thames River in London, eye is the fourth largest Ferris wheel in the world. It is one of the landmarks of London and one of the most attractive tourist spots in London. The London eye was opened at the end of 1999 with a total height of 135 meters.

After seeing the typical landmark buildings, continue to walk along the river. The river Thames at night looks like the scenery of the Bund. First pass another food market, then skateboard park

Carousel stalls in the market

Mead   Heat and drink

Day 7

2013-11-02

Tower   of   The official name of London is "Her Majesty's palace and castle, tower of London". The last ruler who lived in London as a palace was James I several centuries ago (1566-1625).

The tower of London served as a fortress, armory, treasury, mint, palace, observatory, refuge and prison, especially for upper class prisoners. Elizabeth I was imprisoned here for some time under the rule of her sister Mary I; The last time the tower of London was used as a prison was during the Second World War, when Rudolph Hess was held. It was listed as world cultural heritage in 1988.

Now the tower of London is mainly a tourist attraction. In addition to the building itself, there are also British crown jewels, some exquisite Royal armory collections, and a remnant of the Roman fortress wall.

In order to respect the old legend, the current government still bears the expense of raising crows in the tower. It is said that as long as there are crows in the tower, England will not be invaded, on the contrary, the country will suffer bad luck. In order to ensure that these crows will not all leave the tower of London, they have actually been cut off part of the wings and lost the ability to fly, but they have also received very careful care and attention.

Tower bridge is the first bridge from the Thames estuary in London, England (15 bridges are built on the Thames River). It is also the symbol of London and is known as the "main gate of London". The bridge was built in 1886 and opened to the public on June 30, 1894, connecting the north and south parts of London.

Charles II, the king of England, built a comprehensive Observatory in Greenwich, London in 1675 to serve as the director of the observatory and "devote himself to correcting the catalogue of celestial bodies and the position of stars with the greatest care and effort, so as to correctly determine the longitude and make navigation a perfect art".

The Greenwich subway station is accessible, and out comes the market. The observatory is located on a hill overlooking the Thames in Greenwich Park.

Greenwich market, a piece of food in front, behind a variety of groceries

Day 8

2013-11-03

V & a museum is the greatest art and Design Museum in the world, and its collection is not comparable in quantity or variety. The museum has the largest collection of decorative works of art in the world.

address   Cromwell   Road,   London   SW7   2RL，England     Subway to South   Kensington station

V & A and Royal Institute of Architects   Institute   of   British   Architects) to hand over RIBA's long-standing architectural plans, manuscripts and models to V & A. This cooperation has created the most comprehensive architectural research resources in the world.

The British Museum of natural history is the largest natural history museum in Europe. Originally a part of the British Museum founded in 1753, it was separated from the main museum in 1881 and officially became independent in 1963. It is a Victorian building, similar to a medieval cathedral.

The museum is particularly well known for its display of dinosaur bones and its ornate architecture  - Sometimes called nature cathedral  –  Both of them are embodied in the large-scale Liang Long model sitting in the arched central hall. The collection of the museum comes from the British Museum, whose landmark is Alfred Waterhouse   Waterhouse was built and opened in 1881, and later included the geological museum.

In order to take care of the children who come here, there are hands-on areas in many exhibition halls.

The museum has about 70 million biological and earth science specimens, including five subjects: Botany, entomology, mineralogy, paleontology and zoology. The museum is a world-famous research center specializing in biological classification, identification and preservation.

There is a rare "Delhi purple sapphire" in the British Museum of natural history. However, for 60 years, this gem has been locked in the cabinet of the museum, because it is said that this gem carries a "Curse", and many of its owners have suffered disaster after disaster.