07 August 2018, by Oana Badiu
We visited Scotland for a week in mid July 2018. I have to admit that a week was definitely not enough and I wish I could stay there for one month, however we had to do our best in one week. We decided to stay 3 days in Edinburgh and visit the city and try to capture as much as possible of the beautiful landscapes while staying in Oban for 4 days.
Edinburgh was a lovely city to visit, one of my favorites from the whole Europe. There are plenty of other websites that can share what are the top places for a city kind of traveler (pubs are great 👌), so I am not going to go into that. What really impressed me and I think it's a definitely must do is to hike to Arthur's Seat. Arthur's Seat is the main peak of the hills in Edinburgh which form the Holyrood Park. On a beautiful sunny day this is a really nice way to get some exercise and to admire the city from above. I was quite tired after the first part of the hike and I almost turned back cause I thought it cannot get that much better from there, but fortunately I kept going and I was not disappointed! We spent around 3 - 4 hours hiking and admiring the views and for me this was the best part of Edinburgh.
Next to the hill there is a small lake called St Margaret's Loch where you can see the reflections of the hill and lots of water birds. I think we could have easily spent one day in Holyrood Park and admire the nature here, so if you like a break from the city life this is the perfect place to go to.
We rented a car from Enterprise Rent-a-Car located in the center of Edinburgh to be able to drive to Oban. The staff here was really friendly and nice! I really recommend this car rental place!
On the way to Oban there are many beautiful places, so here are a few:
This place was quite crowded when we got there and we didn't even have where to park, so we had to settle with admiring the castle from a bit further away. Looked gorgeous!
This one was a lot smaller castle with a lot less people, however it had a beautiful "back yard" with golden hills and a river.
​This awesome spot is located right next to the main street and it looked truly magical (even with clouds covering the hills). Loch Lubnaig definetly deserves a stop!
This castle comes with a spectacular view of the Loch Awe and hills round it.
Besides the places mentioned above you can always stop to take a picture! In this country it seems that there is always a nice view!
Meet also the local residents that Scotland is quite famous for: cows! These ones just came next to the fence all at once and started staring at me.
Take your time and enjoy Scotland's great landscape!
