Ok everybody I am so sorry there haven't been any posts lately!! The internet has been really quirky for a few days and everytime I have free time to get online, it doesn't work! Imagine that. Hahaha
On Thursday, we went into the town of Falkirk (about 5 minutes from where we are staying.) We got to go around town and explore on our own for the first half of the day. We got to go in several shops and an indoor mall. The town itself isn't very big, so there weren't any huge culture shocks on that day. We stopped at a coffee shop to get some drinks and pastries, and discovered that it is cheaper to get your food take away, or "to-go" than it is to eat it in the shop! That was interesting to me. After exploring Falkirk, we ate lunch and went to the Falkirk Wheel. The Falkirk Wheel is the worlds only rotating boatlift. It was very cool. We got to get in a boat and ride the wheel up and hear a ton of "interesting" facts and history about the canal and the lift. I will post pictures after this post (if I can figure out how to do that haha) I'm the least technology savvy 22 year old you will ever meet! Haha
On Friday, we went to the Callendar house, also in Falkirk. This was a beautiful old house. Parts of it are over 600 years old, but it was rennovated and added on to in the 17th century. It was beautiful on the outside. I was disappointed in the inside of the house because I was hoping to see some history preserved. The inside had been moderized though and turned into more of a museum. At the house, we met with these women that taught us all about the Roman's influence over Scotland in history. We learned about how the Romans came to Scotland in search of natural resources and in attempt to expand their empire. We got to dress up like Roman soldiers and march. It was cheesy, but it was a program that they usually put on for their primary (elementary) age students. I learned a lot and had a blast!
Today, we took a train to Edinburgh. It was about a 30-40 minute train ride. We went to the rugby Super 7's world series. I don't know much about rugby, but I had a blast and I learned a lot just from watching. Unfortunately, it rained off and on the whole day. That has been a normal occurance throughout our visit though. Oh well! I'm in Scotland right?! Haha We cheered for the US team even though they lost both games pretty miserably. We were sittin on the first row and we had an American flag to show our country support! After both USA games, we tried to get the team to come over and take picures with us and our American flag, but they refused. I was very disappointed in them considering we were the only Americans I saw all day and we cheered our little hearts out for them. Oh well though. After a whole day of rugby, we went into Edinburgh and I had my first Fish and Chips meal! I'm not a huge fish fan, but this was delicious! We walked around and saw some awesome buildings and then headed home. We will be going back to Edinburgh tomorrow and we will have more time to walk around and explore. We are also going to visit our first castle tomorrow I think! Anyways, I know this is long and I'm sorry!! I'm doing my best with the internet situation! Now I am going to try to load some pictures on here so bear with me if they don't work! haha I hope you are all enjoying this because I sure am!
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