• discovering Robert Fergusson and Adam Smith's graves in Edinburgh
  • peeking into Holyrood Palace
  • having a drink in the Tolbooth Tavern in Edinburgh
  • staying in a B&B in the gloomy green hills of Inverinate
  • visiting Eilean Donan Castle and being weirdly disappointed by the interior
  • driving around the Isle of Skye and attempting to hike the highlands
  • having a delicious tea, lunch, and view at the Bridge of Orchy Hotel
  • walking around the meadows in Callendar, findng a bouquet of flowers, and watching them drift down a river
  • running back to the Crown Hotel in the rain in Callendar nad stopping for snacks at a Tesco
  • paying 8 pounds to have laundry done at a laundromat in Callendar
  • finding a beautiful stream path below Campbell Castle
  • exploring Campbell Castle and the breathtaking gardens and seeing exactly what I imagined an old castle to be like
  • touring Stirling Castle and observing a tapestry being produced
  • wandering around Argyll's Lodging
  • meeting the bagpipes player near Stirling
  • eating fish & chips at nearly every pub in Scotland
  • wandering around the beautiful upstairs rooms of a pub in Perthshire
  • exploring a dilapidated church in Perthshire overtaken by flowers
  • feeding goats at a farm nearth Perthshire
  • walking along Loch Duich in Inverinate and attempting to skip rocks
  • exploring the crowded Grand Place in Brussels and looking for the Manneken Pis
  • eating vol-au-vent restaurant in La Grand Place and saying hello to the kitchen staff
  • trying Belgian waffles and chocolate and being underwhelmed to the disappointment of my boyfriend
  • feeling as if I had stepped back in time while visiting the shops in Galerie de la Reine
  • attempting to speak French to the owner in Coutellerie Jamart and buying "un couteau avec poissons" for my dad
  • taking a canal ride in Bruges and seeing the swans, the old houses, and the dog from In Bruges
  • eating Paulette's chocolate mousse, raspberry tart, and steaks and feeling as though I had never eaten better food in my entire life
  • walking along a forest path to Château de la Hulpe and witnessing Matt and his brother attempt to pick up tree trunks
  • looking at Paulette's amazing tapestry of Manet's Le Printemps
  • driving to a flea market in
  • staying at a quite strange modern hotel in Dusseldorf
aug 5 2016 ∞
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