Edinburgh is alive with the arts and brilliant pageantry in August, featuring the Festival Fringe, the Edinburgh International Festival, and much more.  We will attend the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, one of the most spectacular events in the world.  The Tattoo boasts great music and dance from around the globe, performed in the promenade area of Edinburgh Castle. 

 

The educational adventure brings us out to the highlands and lowlands, with day trips to various sites in Scotland:

 

 Edinburgh – Royal Mile, Castle, Palace, Museums, Festival Fringe

 Glasgow – Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow Cathedral, Shopping, Distillery

 St. Andrews – Golf Courses, Castle, Religious and Historic Sites

 Stirling – Castle and Wallace Monument

 Rosslyn Chapel – Historic and Symbolic Site popularized in the Da Vinci Code

 Abbotsford – Sir Walter Scott’s Home and the Borders

 Loch Ness – Day trip to the Highlands and Loch Ness boat trip