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Scottish Odyssey tour exploring Europe's most beautiful city of Edinburgh






The top of the castle of volcanic rocks


There is no better than here is known as the Kingdom's place; there is nothing here to view more noble charming hellip; hellip (;) as the capital of the Kingdom of Scotland, Edinburgh occupies an excellent location to visit the East coast of Scotland, England and also in close proximity, in Scotland's only dead volcanic Dome, Edinburgh Castle abruptly stand, surrounded by a moat around.

Enter the Castle, fortress, on both sides of the wall is pierced with a row of holes, rack-gun, you can put an arrow, you can get to keep. Station in Scotland Castle, it is natural to think of their hero. A wave of hallucinations sway, as Wallace is standing on the wall, shouted, commanding a million British invasion junma resistance. Edinburgh Castle as British troops attacking Scots against Fort, analogous with the great wall of China. They have documented and inheritance with history, and have become a sign the nation will never admit defeat never discouraged spirit coordinates.

Edinburgh is Europe's most popular tourist cities and the most beautiful cities of the United Kingdom, known as the Athens of the North.

There is no doubt that Edinburgh is Scottish culture Exhibition Center. Its complete urban facilities, international atmosphere and strong Scottish local characteristics and medieval style that she has been ranked the best residential area in the United Kingdom. Edinburgh Castle, the Cathedral, aromatic whisky, dressed in Scotland that it skirt Piper, is the best Scottish style miniature.


Scottish skirt


Internationally known Scottish Plaid skirt in world fashion trends in the timeless, yinglunfeng in almost blew into every corner of the world, this is probably the only one in the world, without distinction as to race, regardless of their country, regardless of age style.


The embryonic form of Scottish skirt with Gaelic speaking is feileadh mor, English mean big kilt.

It is not trimmed dress, about 5 meters long, wrapped in a human body, at the waist tie a belt, in order to achieve the purpose of covering the body. Part of the loin and now the Scottish skirt is almost, but waist above is to fold shoulder PIN.

Today's Scot Scotland skirt as a dress or participate in the celebration is wearing a dress.

Usually the wedding or other formal occasions, they will wear short skirts in Scotland, but also have a small number of people as ordinary clothes to wear. Scottish skirt was also used as a military parade, Boy Scouts of clothing, Highland Games, various pipe band competitions, village dance and play will also be able to see people dressed in a Scottish Kilt.


The Scottish bagpipe


Film "brave heart" inside the great Scottish scenery of the episode, the first part is the Scottish bagpipe playing, let me recall hellip; hellip; like Chinese drumming, Scottish bagpipe also represents, simplicity and pure Scottish style hellip; hellip;


In fact, the pipes in the world, but why do we remember the Scottish bagpipe fireflies? only because in the hearts of the people in the world, the Scottish bagpipes and not just the instrument itself, it is also connected with a long list of representatives of the traditional culture of the Scottish Highlands.

Legendary Scottish tribes prevailing wind pipes in rhymed MACCRIMMONS era. James II in bits, of the tribe is the by Pipers to contact between feelings, combining the power of the tribe to maintain its high resistance to the traditional forces to foreign aggression. The pipes have been sublimated into Scottish culture as an integral part. Until today, the Scottish Highland bagpipe tune in society will still play a very important role.

When the melodious sound of the Scottish bagpipe floating across the beautiful mountains, everything remains as past quiet, beautifully scattered shepherds hut, harmonious dotted with green earth, where people seem to forget all the sins of the world, and the ugly, the only peaceful, warm and free home hellip; Scottish Pipers hellip; it has its joys, it has it's light, it has it's jumping hellip; hellip; Scotland's wedding the most common instrument remains the Pipers.

Bagpipe, more often or in Scots Carnival programme. Nature and lively, the accomplishments of the men and women standing in a Scotland for leisure in the afternoon hours, blown bagpipes, jumps merry dance. In this dance, the young man was always careful to pick their own partner, is choosing your favorite old girl. And beautiful love, the perfect marriage is a symbol of happiness, it is better to let them go to cherish, to follow them for years and years have experienced numerous changes of the musical instruments of a bagpipe from generation to generation.


Scotch whisky

Old Gaelic, whisky is called the water of life.

In the past, it is men of liquid gold, now, in the Royal Mile, Edinburgh Castle on foot, Scotch whisky Center, I first learned what to taste, not to drink it.

Scotch whisky, is one of the only Scottish whiskey in manufacturing, and other areas of whiskey, and in particular the adjacent Ireland whisky biggest difference is that during the manufacturing process uses a peat.

It is from this kind of natural substances after drying, the Malt Scotch whisky has brought a distinctive and unique aroma.

How to taste Scotch whisky? first carefully observed and wenches, color and more clear that wine ages more light, if the color is the color of the honey whisky has 20 years of history; the next smell and taste, for the first time, first on the smell, the second and then a deep breath.

From the smell, able to distinguish between the different production areas of Scotland whisky: high areas give off scent photinia, low areas with butter crisps taste, love Les island of peat and the smell of leather, and the most famous production Iturraspe Cypriot area, is filled with PEAR fruit is sweet.


Scottish Shepherd Dog


Scottish Sheepdog originated in the Scottish Lowlands, takes its name from the local name is available, black sheep.

And many other breeds, won the favor of Queen Victoria. In 1860, when the Queen visited Scotland access, carries a few returns only keeping warm sand Castle. Thus, in the United Kingdom is becoming popular with high praise of the Shepherd. In the late 1990s, also subject to United States persons of all ages. In 1940, the Shepherd starring Lacey (from classic novels and films quot quot; passive-Lacey;) corner. For centuries, in addition to the Scottish region, almost nobody knows shepherd dog. And now it has become the world's most popular varieties. This dog has always been enthusiastic about the work of cattle and sheep guard dog, is working hard and smart work of the breed.

It has been in the limelight in the TV series.

In the United States the children believe that the breed is most attractive hunting dogs. 1860 breed has attracted the attention of Queen Victoria. 1872 was born black ash xingse beautiful dogs, reputation, and there are two variants, a plump for fur, long-haired dogs, one is short plush dog. Most popular long-haired sumu.


The birthplace of the Harry Potter "


Edinburgh's streets, full of clothes of the artist, even the sidewalks are covered with a festival concert poster size, this is the love of art in the world of Edinburgh for a summer feast, a dress up as Georgia era gentleman's boy, warmly invite passers-by to Salzburg to visit him and the companions of the play, not only do not vote, but also provide refreshment for free.


From the Royal Mile road near elephant Cafe.

Is the Scottish single mother Jmiddot; Kmiddot; Rowling for heating costs on the spot, take road heating and creation. French is a beautiful old Street Edinburgh, something magical novel is in the coffee room houses a birth. Cafe door is always crowded with people, and always have a car and a car of visitors constantly. Curiously, the store never overcrowded. Spend two pounds a drink, or with a drink at the edge of a pound, to friends and loved ones a instant photo, said: Hi, I'm born Harry Potter middot; good morning to you of the Café. And then they leave.

Elephant Cafe wall hung up the picture of the elephant, the Cabinet also laid the shopkeeper elephant collection, and even some chairs to elephant for modelling, various sizes like together, over 600 only! I don't hurry hurrying, would sit down, called a Scottish cream with berries, eat side thought: what inspired Rowling's inspiration is the oldest? Castle, or always be Scots recall of supernatural story? (this article by Tencent tourism integration, all rights reserved.