Today we went to Urquhart Castle. As castles go, this one was largely unimpressive. It was a smaller castle – or was smaller than I imagined a castle should be – with, what seemed to me, a boring history. I suppose I have grown too accustomed to the intrigue and battles that I read in my books and find “real” history to be a drag. Pity.
My dad summed it up well for us: Castles are neat, but in the end, they are just big, empty houses. For which one has to pay $40 to enter.
Did I fail to mention earlier that everything here is a gigantic tourist trap?
We watched The Simpsons today, which made Dad and I feel more at home. The rest of the day passed smoothly. I don’t think you need an account of what we ate, the poor conditions of the roads, or any of the other things that I have harped upon thus far.
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