Scotland

I have just come back from an amazing trip to Scotland. I had been looking forward to this trip and joining the Seabird Drawing Course 2012 by John Busby for months and months. I spent one of the most fulfilling days but at the same time, they went by so quickly.



The first thing I did when I arrived in Edinburgh was to climb up to Arthur's Seat in Holyrood park. I was so happy holding a nice whole baguette which my friend had brought from her work for me. The gorse bushes were bright golden yellow.




The next day my friend's friend kindly took me to RSPB Vane Farm Nature Reserve at Loch Leven. It was raining and drizzling all the time but we saw quite a lot of birds. The cattle came across the water to say hello to us in the hide!



Black-headed Gull at the nest. ユリカモメ



エジンバラでも最も安い宿であろうBelford Hostelのキッチン。古い教会をユースホステルに変えたもので、礼拝堂をアーチごとに仕切って部屋を作っている。その小さな部屋に6人分のバンクベッドが入っているのだから本当に狭い！　しかもわたしが泊まった部屋には、大学を卒業し就職先を探しているという子が3人長期滞在していた。光熱費や敷金を考えると部屋を借りるより安いという計算らしい。わたしだって一歩間違えれば同じような生活をしていたかもしれないと思い、居候させてもらっている家主に改めて感謝した。