Going to Scotland 2026

New Lanark (by Julie & Mélia) This morning we started the day with a party. The music was loud, colourful lights everywhere, tired eyes and everything was moving. That was our way down to the lobby in the disco lift. After this exciting start into the day and a very delicious breakfast, we took the train to Lanark. There we walked to the New Lanark mill village, where we had a guided tour that led us through the factory building and learned a lot about Robert Owen. He was the factory owner that introduced many changes for the workers. He had many progressive ideas like reducing working hours, introducing basic education for children and a later start into the work life at the age of 10. He also granted free healthcare for all his workers and a free creche for working mothers. Because of this he is regarded an intellectual father of socialism. After the guided tour we sat into some pods that lead us through the history of Anne McLeod, a little girl who used to work at the factory. ...

The History of Glasgow (by Angelina & Lhadon) This morning we were able to eat breakfast at the hotel as it was included. We used this opportunity to its fullest as it provided us with energy to walk through Glasgow. We left the hotel in a hurry to look at a Tenement House that was preserved and is now a museum. Tenement Houses are apartments that people rented back in the days in Scotland.  We were able to see the apartment of Miss Agnes Toward. She moved there with her mother and lived in the building for 54 years.  The apartment was rather stylish and clean even though they hadn’t much space. Seeing how it looked back then made it much easier to comprehend how living there must have been.  After the visit, we ate lunch individually.    In the afternoon, three students introduced us  to the Willow Tea Rooms. From there we went to the Gallery of Modern Arts where we again listened tona presentation about the tabacco lords that used to live there. ...

Oban - Glencoe - Glasgow (by Kaja & Ghizmo) Our wonderous journey from Oban to Glasgow began at 10 am on a rainy day. We travelled in two separate little tour buses, and our tour guide and bus driver Dave was very well informed about Scotland and even wore a kilt. He took us to many interesting places along our journey. We really loved the bus. It was cozy and the bus driver even gave us the choice to play our own music. Through his extroverted manners and witty jokes, he felt more like a friend than a bus driver.  Our first stop was the Castle Stalker on which the last scene of the Monty Python movie “The Holy Grail” was filmed. If you haven’t seen this film, we strongly recommend it. Despite the rainy weather we went outside and took mystical photos through the mysterious mist.   Then we had our lunch break in Glen Coe, a Scottish natural reserve with a rich history. It is the site of an ancient super volcano and a caldera collapse. Our bus driver also told us about th...

A Tour to the Isle of Staffa (by Alexandra & Sophie) The air is cold and fog settles over  the bay as we walk towards the port of Oban. We’re up a little earlier than yesterday, the ferry leaves at 10AM. The waiting room of the Ferry is packed, cancelled tours have been moved to today and many have taken the chance to make up for the missed day. We are among them. Americans to our left, Germans to the right, it’s a mix of languages. We board and settle in a booth to put down our bags. Then, we walk onto the deck, taking in the view as we leave port and go towards our first destination: the island of Mull. The ride there is calm, the breeze smells like salt and wind and even though we can’t see much of the landscapes surrounding us, the low clouds give it that typical look one would expect of Scotland. We travel by bus, taking in the beautiful sights like mountains, pine trees, cows, sheep, deer and many more. The bus is loud, the AI lady on the speaker talks for the entirety of...