Holiday to Scotland

Scotland, or Alba in Scottish Gaelic language,
were once an independent kingdom in the north island of Great Britain. On March 26, 1707.
Scottish Government together with the British
government, which would become "the British"
and finally "Government Association of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". In 1999, the Scottish have their own parliament and government.



1. Crathes Castle,
Crathes Castle Buildings, near Aberdeen, started in 1553 and lasted 43 years. famous park walled garden is divided into eight themed areas separated by the Irish yew hedge, some of which more than 300 years.



2. Eilean Donan Castle,
Eilean Donan Castle perched on an island at the confluence of three lochs in western Scotland. The first fortress island is the stronghold of the early 13th century, built to fight the raiding Vikings, this building has been rebuilt several times. The most recent was completed in 1932.



3. Loch Ness,
More than a thousand people claim to have seen an unidentified creature a quick break on the surface of Loch Ness, then disappeared. This legend becomes a legend of the Loch, Loch Ness is slightly smaller at the surface, deeper than Loch Ness Loch Lomond in its south.

Believe it or not there is a creature believed to be a legend here that supposedly is a very
large creature similar dinosaurs. Believe it or
not handed over to visitors.



4. Scottish Sheep,
Many grasslands in Scotland. Many are also grazing sheep, but there is less secure so many fences built to protect the sheep - the sheep owners.



5. Edinburgh Castle,
Castle rock that rises vertically above the Scottish city of Edinburgh, probably first presented as a strategic stronghold about 850 BC For the last thousand years has been the site of Edinburgh Castle, thick-walled fortress in the middle of almost every major conflict in the history of Scotland.



6. Edinburgh,
lights brighten the capital of Scotland, Edinburgh, at dusk. Most people in Scotland live here, in the lowlands where the Edinburgh and Glasgow are.



7. Highland Dancer,
a traditional dance performed by men, however the current Highland dance is more often done by women.
For this dance needed a strong force, precision positioning, and arm-and footwork meticulous.
Complicated game songs are composed by one family in the 16th century.



8. Puffin,
Every spring nearly a million puffins arrive at the cliffs west coast of Scotland to spawn. The birds, with half of the colorful and sad expression, can be seen bolted to / from the sea, dulling the fish to eat.



9. Church of Saint Mungo, Glasgow
This statue is in the Church of St. Mungo Glasgow, named for the patron saint of the city. The church is down the road from Glasgow Gothic Cathedral, dubbed the Cathedral of St.Mungo's because in the sixth century was the first church.



10. Whisky Distillery,
Producing Scotch whiskey is a national tradition that makes proud. In fact,
the word "whiskey" comes from the Scottish
Gaelic uisge beatha, an adaptation of the Latin
phrase aqua vitae, meaning "water of life."
Scotland has more than a hundred distilleries, and each endeavored to produce its own
distinct flavor. Below are pictures of attractive taste barrel samples of the Bruichladdich distillery on the Isle of Islay.



11. Skara Brae, Orkney
A natural site in 1850, when a strong storm hit the Orkney Islands, remove the dunes and expose waste Skara Brae settlement. Then use the express complex now excavated stone houses connected by walkways. Age around 3200 and 2500 BC This is considered the best Neolithic village ever found in Europe north and a World Heritage site.


12. Isle of Lewis
West coast of the Hebrides is dominated by coral, rocky cliffs and the waves of the Atlantic. It is also a place of ancient stone circle. Inland is a fertile soil, peat vast plains, and in the southern hills. Low populations and diverse habitats make a site's main island of Scotland.