Glasgow

(Nate's technical note: sorry about no pictures. my camera can't connect to computer via cable without the right software (which i don't have), so i have to wait until i can find a computer with a flash card slot.)

Saw:
My friend and i finally forked over the big money for a bus tour of the highlands (wasnt originally on the itinerary). We saw Loch Lomond (i think the most beautiful part of Scotland), Glencoe and the 3 sisters mountains (look this up if you haven't seen it<editor's note: click here to read about it> Inverness/Lock Ness (no monster sighted) and Ben Nevis (the highest point in all of Great Britain) all in one day.

Did:
Toured our first historic sight (st. andrews cathedral) in english and realized how much more there is to experience when you can read as opposed to just look.

Learned:
The power of human scale. I was comparing France and Scotland and trying to figure out why I found Scotland so much more appealing. I think one of the reasons is the scale of the built environment. France is notable for far stretching avenues, large open squares, the eiffel tower and chartes cathedral. Scotland has so much less monumental structures. if a castle is tall, its only because its built on a cliff. Buildings are made of small stones, with small doors and small spaces. I think this makes it feel more like it was designed for regular people and less like it was designed for giants.