SCOTLAND

 Just arrived! Which was quite a journey, late night train ride, sleeping in Gatwick airport and checking in at 4:30 for a 7am flight and we finally got in & had breakfast.

 buildings along the River Ness

 sunshine in the UK!

 Inverness Castle

 crossing the bridge over the River Ness

 looking down the river from on the bridge

 a fun pub we went to with traditional Scottish music

 big beer, little beer

I guess you have to look on the positive side of UK weather

 pretty building in Inverness across from our hostel

 view from the Castle

 St. Andrew's Church

 apparently its common to have a hundred chimneys on your house

 River Ness on our walk down to Ness Islands

 pretty water

curious

 we've spotted Nessie!

 no worries, I've captured her!  quick get the net

 nightfall over the River Ness

 caution: old people near by, serious danger

 Hootananny's

 us in the pub

fiddle players

 this was pretty cool, page of a journal from a nurse taking care of WW1 soldiers in Inverness that included a note from a soldier from Baltimore, MD. fancy that

 bagpipe players on the street

 they also had an American flag with them

 marching, most likely welcoming us to Scotland, they're so nice those Scots