Edinburgh is the perfect place to start your journey in Scotland! We spent one day in Edinburgh, half a day when we arrived, and half a day before we left. Since we’d already been to Scotland, we felt ok with just the one day! I’m so happy to start sharing our trip to Scotland! It…
The next morning we drove east to St. Andrew’s! It’s right on the coast, and the most ruined castle we saw our whole trip! The mortar between all the stones is filled with little rocks, I couldn’t believe that even this much was still in tact! The monarchy put prisoners in this jar shaped…
After our morning driving around Galashiels and the wonderful scenery there, we drove about an hour and a half northwest to Stirling! Stirling Castle was super neat! We loved it! It was all renovated on the inside, which was cool. We got to see what it would have looked like when it was in use!…
The next morning we rented a car from Waverly Station, and drove south to Galashiels which is close to the border of Scotland and England! It was about an hour drive! We found the cutest little cafe right outside of Melrose Abbey before it opened! We went to Melrose Abbey, and it was amazing. We…
Monday morning we took a quick flight up to Edinburgh! And don’t call it Edinburg. It’s like “Edinburuh.” We had a couple people say, “you’re not from around here are you?” We mostly choose our hotels based on where they are located, especially when we don’t have a car to take us around. And even…
