Scotland Road Trip - Day 2

Day 2 : Embracing the Highlands

Did not manage to catch sunrise today thanks to the cloudy morning sky. We left shortly after breakfast and we dropped by The Old Course for some tiny golf souvenirs...

The hallmark of St Andrews!!

The road heading west from St Andrews were dotted by small little villages. After passing by these villages, we thought that Perth was an overwhelming town to visit. It’s relatively a big town (but not any bigger than Glasgow), and it used to be Scotland’s capital back in the 12th century or so... We spent quite a couple of hours not only exploring the town, but also did some shopping at esprit (final of the final clearance which was simply irresistible!).

As we were moving on towards north, we conveniently decided to drop by the Edradour Distillery, the smallest distillery in Scotland (it’s awesome to take pride in the smallest things sometimes!). I bet that it’s not only the smallest, but also the prettiest distillery coz it’s quietly burrowed in the serene highlands valley, in the hills above Pitlochry. The free tour was both enriching and informative. It is in fact Scotland’s last distillery to produce handcrafted quality malt in small quantities!

The Edradour

Inside the distillery

Continuing on the A9 further north towards Inverness, there were many scenic places that were worth dropping by. There were not many cars (unlike the highways in Malaysia!) on the roads, but if you do intend to stop at any lay-by along the road, just becareful because some cars in Scotland do indeed travel on high speed despite the 50 to 70miles/hour limit.

We reached Inverness and had a hearty dinner with my three housemates (they reached earlier on by a bus). Five of us stayed in Bazpacker, a hostel near the Inverness Castle. Good credits on the accommodation in Inverness. :)

From left: me, Jin, Siu and Sarah

Inverness castle