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Tour guide in Edinburgh.
heavy themes. Not so! These paintings are colourful and
full of life.
And finally, don’t forget that kilts have always played
a dominant role in Scotland’s history and still do: At an
Edinburgh clothing shop, a woman shopper asked one of
the male clerks, who was wearing a kilt, “What do you
wear under the kilt?”
He replied,“Do you want me to tell you or show you?”
She thought a moment and said,“Show me!”
He then hiked up his kilt to expose a bare buttock!
Are Scots dour you ask? No! Most of them are as friendly
and full of fun as the clerk in the kilt shop who was willing
to bare all.
September 2008 • 71 • Fifty-Five Plus Magazine
Getting there
Air Canada flights from Ottawa-London-Glasgow
and returning from Edinburgh-London-Ottawa
runs between $1,000 and $1,300.
Travelling in Scotland
While in Scotland make use of their excellent Rail
Europe service.
Accommodation
Take advantage of hospitable bed and breakfast
places throughout Scotland that offer generous,
excellent breakfasts.
Activities
Hiking and walking, cruises on lochs, golf, fishing,
cycling, wildlife and bird-watching, rock climbing,
horseback riding and pony trekking, whisky tasting,seeking
solitude on the remote islands,and visiting
museums, galleries, gardens, castles and pubs.
Attractions
Glasgow, Kelvingrove Gallery and Museum, Fort
William, Ben Nevis, Jacobite Steam Train, Isle of
Skye, Loch Coruisk, Plockton, Edinburgh,The Royal
Mile, National Gallery of Scotland.
Books
The Lonely Planet Guide to Scotland
DK Eye Witness Top 10 Travel Guides: Top 10
Scotland