Going to Scotland 2026

Scottish Royals and Politicians (by Matteo & Šimon) We woke up in the morning, ate breakfast and then got ready to start the day. We met our teachers and classmates at 10 o’clock in the lobby. Together we walked up the Calton Hill. Once we reached the view point, we had a great overview over Edinburgh. Our teachers each gave us a small presentation. Afterwards we took a little walk to see all the different monuments, such as the National Monument of Scotland. Then, we continued our walk to the Scottish Parliament, where our classmate gave us a creative presentation about it. For the second presentation we walked up the Royal Mile all the way to St. Giles Cathedral. On each side there were a lot of shops, especially gift shops for tourists. It was very crowded and once in a while we heard a bagpipe playing. In general, there were many street performances, there was even a designated spot for them where they would sometimes gather very big audience watching them. In the afternoon, we...

Basel - Edinburgh (by Lhadon & Angelina) 6am - The journey was about to begin at Basel SBB. Still tired, our first train started rolling. About an hour later we arrived at our first stop, Strasbourg. From there we soon continued our journey to Paris. As we got off the train in Paris, we saw none other than the Orient Express. For those who don’t know the reference. That is the play we did last year : Mord im Orientexpress. Then, we had to go to the Eurostar. The way there was crowded, and progress was slow, but in the end we made it and entered the train directly to London through the Eurotunnel below the sea. Though the time below sea was short.  In London we were waiting for our last train to Edinburgh, which by the way took the longest. But we eventually made it.  And then the last few steps…We stood in front of our apartments. As we opened the door we were shook. It was so pretty and had so much space.  Finally, after almost 16 hours of traveling we arrived t...