Hope you’re all having a wonderful Sunday afternoon. It’s been an eventful weekend here in Scotland.
First of all, I want to say thank you to all of the kind encouragement and good wishes several of you have posted in comments over the past week. I apologize for taking a while to respond to some of your comments, and I’ll try to respond quicker in the future.
My sister Patricia posted a question a few days ago asking about “pound coins.” The currency here is quite different from the US – money is based on the “Pound” instead of the dollar. One pound is worth about two U.S. dollars. For instance, a loaf of bread that would cost $2 in the US costs about 1 pound here. People carry around lots of coins here, particularly the “1 Pound coin.” It’s just a gold-colored coin worth 1 pound. Paper bills are used for increments of 5 pounds, 10 pounds, 20 pounds, etc. I’ll try to post a few pictures soon of the different types of money here.
Yesterday I went with some new friends to visit the Dunnottar Castle ruins in Stonehaven, Scotland. With classes starting this week and Rotary club visits nearing, this weekend made for a perfect opportunity to see the countryside before things get busy. It’s only about 15 miles from the city, so we took the bus to Stonehaven and then walked several miles to the castle. The coastal highlands scenery was absolutely breathtaking! I truly see now why they call this area the “Highlands.” My new friends and I were from different cultures around the world, but the breathtaking scenery seemed to unite us as we stood in awe of nature’s astounding beauty. Pictures and captions are attached below and in the next post.
The Crew (left to right): Kersti from Norway, Sylvia and Nick from Bulgaria, Bharet from India, and Marat from Kazakhstan.
The view overlooking the town of Stonhaven:
The coastal highlands on the way to the castle:
Nick, Sylvia, and me relaxing next to the coast:
The scenery left me awestruck:
Only five pictures can be attached to each post, so I'll attach additional pictures in another post above.
Thanks!
1 comment:
patricia said.... nick, thanks for letting me know a little about what pound coins were. i kinda understand, now. ( different money than the US.)yes, i would like to see some of the different pictures of the different types of money they use there. ( when you have time to put them on your blob site...... thanks in evance for doing so. ) good luck & take care.
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