The Scottish Affair

Just came back today morning from Scotland... there are two parts of the trip that I want to talk about:


1. Scotland is beautiful. Though my trip was very short (just a weekend)... but Scotland is definitely worth much much more than that. The reason I planned such a short trip was that I have no leaves and I at least wanted to get the feel of Scotland before my UK visa expires (I am not going through that painful process again!!).


Saw only a couple of cities there: Edinburgh and Glasgow. The moment I reached Edinburgh city from the airport, and we were walking to our hostel, my first words were: "I think I am going to luv this city". The city has such a historical and authentic feel to it. Cobbled streets, old buildings, and ofcourse a lot of bars and pubs. We reached on Friday night and the city was just so lively. Saturday too the city was bustling. Bagpipers playing all around, street shows etc etc.


And as we went to the Edinburgh Castle, I fell in luv with the city all over again. Now, I am not too much of a fan of castles and museums (probably have seen a lot too much).. but this one was the one! If you have to see one castle in your life, I bet it is Edinburgh! And the war museum in the castle... whoa... I luv Scottish people after that! (though I still maintain that they are too arrogant!). Better words, I respect the Scottish war heroes!


And then Glasgow... didn't like the city too much but then went on a tour of Glengoyne distillery (said to be the most beautiful distillery in Scotland). And it indeed was beautiful... the drive was just so scenic... tasted the 10, 12, 17 and 21 year olds there. And 17 year old was amazing! It was a totally different single malt... And the tour indeed was very informative. Talked quite a bit with the tour guide and now I know a little more about the drink I probably luv the most. :-)


2. I got totally exhausted on this trip... firstly because there was endless walking to do! I might have walked something like 15-20 km in two days! But I guess it was worth it.


Second (and the bigger) reason for my exhaustion - I was not in the best of the spirits for this trip. I was too down and low on the personal front. But then could not spoil the trip for the others, so had to constantly and consciously keep on laughing around and smiling and talking. Now, I am not a person who can do this very easily. If I am disturbed, I am disturbed! So all that fake behaviour and all took a lot of effort for me. Trust me, a lot of effort! And I got really tired with all that fake smiling. This is becoming too long, so will write another one on this topic sometime... have questions and stuff in mind, so I will write. 


For now, I need some real rest. My jaws hurt... my heart aches... and my mind is numb! 


Cheers!