Thursday November 13, 1997
Ambleside, Lakes District National Park, England to Edinburgh, Scotland
England's Flag Scotland's Flag
Current Time
GMT (+0):18:52
Seattle (-8):11:52
Edinburgh (+0):18:52

Edinburgh, Scotland :
Latitude:55° 56' 37" North
Longitude:3° 11' 24" West
From Seattle:5090 miles
Lodging:Hostel - Castle Rock Hostel
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Today's Travel:
Countries:England
Scotland
Regions:Lancashire
The Lowlands
The Highlands
Route:Bus: Ambleside - Stirling - Edinburgh
Stop:1. The Wallace Monument, Stirling, Scotland (+)
Linear:171 miles
Weather:Sunny
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Available Photos:
All photo images © 1997-2000 Anthony Jones
Images may not be used without prior written approval.
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Subject:Ullswater lake
Location:Ulsswater, England
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Subject:Wallace Monument
Location:Stirling, Scotland
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Subject:View of the river and the field (upper right) where Wallce fought the battle of Stirling in 1296
Location:Wallace Monument, Stirling, Scotland
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Subject:Hairy Cow
Location:Highlands, Scotland
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Subject:Hairy Cow
Location:Highlands, Scotland
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Subject:Hairy Cow
Location:Highlands, Scotland
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Subject:Castle Edinburgh in the dark
Location:Edinburgh, Scotland
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Trip to Date:
Day:217
Linear Dist:39455
Countries Visited:14
Regions Visited:67
Nights in Hotels:40
Nights with Friends / Family:77
Nights Camping:35
Nights in Hostels:41
Nights in Transit:24
Beers:871
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Entry:
Drove out of the Lakes District (still beautiful), and into Scotland. The first stop was the Wallace Monument in Stirling. The momnument was built in 1896 and sits on top of a hill. The view from the top is spectacular.

Spent the next couple hours driving through the Highlands, basically until it got dark. The highlight here was the hairy cows, although the lochs weren't bad either.

Got to Edinburgh about eight o'clock. Went out for a cheap pub dinner and had a long night of pubs, music, dancing, and drinking. Scotland is civilized in that the bars seem to stay open until 3am instead of closing at 11 like the rest of Great Brittan.


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