Scotland

We traveled to Inverness, Scotland on the National Express. It took 13 hours from London (actually a little more). We left at 11 pm Thursday night and arrived around noon on Friday. We explored the city (which was only very recently named a city), which is mostly shops and restaurants and pubs. There are castles and fields and sheeps all along the outskirts. From the city streets you can see the highlands sweeping beyond the steeples and terraces.

The sunset was the most gorgeous sunset I've ever seen. More beautiful than the sun kissing the Pacific Ocean in Hawaii, more amazing than nearly hearing the sun sizzle beneath the Atlantic waves off of Newfoundland, more breath taking than the orange glow of the fading sunlight over the Tuscan hills. The sky was literally on fire, the clouds turning from bright orange and red to a deep blue in a matter of minutes. The cows were lowing in the fields below, taking their last clumps of grass before sleep. I watched the sunset and knew that pictures would never ever do it justice. It was like going to church out in God's very own cathedral, surrounded by verdant blades of grass swaying in the gentle breeze of summer fading all around us (it was very warm when we were there! you would think it would have been colder). It felt like a warm hug, have you ever felt that? A gentle warm breeze flowing all around you and complete and total peace. I wish words or pictures could do justice to the beauty of this place. Truly one of the most beautiful places on this Earth.

Here are a few pictures:































Get to Scotland if you can! This weekend we're going to Canterbury and Leeds castle, taking a break from 13 hour bus rides. Hope all is well in the rest of the world!