Here we are: in Edinburgh!
Day one: excitement and challenge...
We met at 6.00 a.m. of a rainy morning and left for Bergamo, sleepy and excited. At 12.00 we arrived at Edinburgh airport and met Lee, took a black cab to the city centre
Once at school we had a sandwich in the Common Room, after that... placement test!
Finally Lee guided us around Edinburgh: the weather was sunny and quite warm and the city was really gorgeous ;-)
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| Lee showing us the Castle |
Day Two: morning with host families
in the afternoon Calton Hill - the Athens of the North
Edinburgh gave itself the title "Athens of the North" to express its growing importance. Throughout the 1700s the architecture of ancient Rome had been the inspiration for design building. In 1755 travellers brought back with them sketches with ancient ruins in Athens, such as the Parthenon and the Acropolis. The fashion for tis style of architecture grew.
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| the Forth |
Day three : trip to Stirling and Loch Lomond
The Kelpies are 30-metre-high horse-head sculptures. They were designed by sculptor Andy Scott and are a monument to horse powered heritage across Scotland.
the Kelpies from the bus
Stirling - "the Gateway to the Highlands"
Once the capital of Scotland, Stirling is dominated by Stirling Castle. It also has a medieval parish Church. Upon Abbey Craig hill stands the National Wallace Monument.
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| Crossroads in Stirling |
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| Stirling Cemetery |
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| Abbey Craig and the National Wallace Monument |
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| up to the National Wallace Monument |
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| Loch Lomond |
Loch Lomond is a loch often considered the boundary between the lowlands of Central Scotland and the Highlands
Day four: morning lessons - Scottish National Gallery
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| The Skating Minister |
The Reverend Robert Walker
Skating on Duddingston Loch, better known by its shorter title The
Skating Minister, is an oil painting attributed to Henry Raeburn
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| Verona: Veduta di Ponte delle Navi di Bernardo, Bellotto |
Day Five: morning lessons - sightseeing in the afternoon
Grassmarket, Harry Potter places, The Elephant house, The Royal Mile, the Scottish Parliament
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| the Scottish Parliament |
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| Holyrood Palace |
Day Six: morning and afternoon lessons
free time for shopping and sightseeing in the afternoon
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| the Royal Mile |
Dinner at Grosvenor Tavern
Day Seven: morning lessons
the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One and Two
Dean Village
Day Eight: black cab to the airport and back home
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