In an effort to actually talk about something travel related (turns out I'm very bad at this whole crazy "staying on one topic" thing), I'm going to talk about Scotland in today's blog entry.
Scotland is a beautiful region in the United Kingdom (just like England, Wales, and North Ireland). The country has become, to me, synonymous with the word green. When I think of Scotland I think of rolling hills, ancient stone castles, bagpipes, and of course: men in skirts.
Here are some random facts...The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh. The largest city Glasgow. Scotland has a constitutional monarchy and its current monarch is Queen Elizabeth II. (It is the same as England, since they are basically the same "country.") Traditionally, Scotland's economy has been dominated by heavy industry, specifically with ship building, as it is on an island surrounded by water on either side. There are about 5 million people living in this region of the UK.
Music is very popular in Scotland and their regional/national instrument is the Grand Highland Bagpipe. If you don't know what it is, the bagpipe is a wind instrument that basically has a bag and a pipe attached to it. Thus, the name "bagpipe."
Men in Scotland are often depicted as wearing kilts, which look like plaid skirts. It's one of the traditional clothings for males in Scotland. Women also wear kilts.
Well, now you know a bit more about Scotland, so I guess I will be taking my leave.
oh danny boy ,
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