Our thoughts on the UK

This is it for the UK for us this time. I love this country. I lived here in my twenties and I loved it then and I still love it now. I love the English houses, the pubs, the culture, the music, the landscapes…
This time we spent more time in Scotland and it is such a beautiful place to be. I really enjoyed the Highland games. I love that history and customs are being kept alive but also evolve. The fact that we saw the first word championship for woman heavyweight was amazing. The nature in the UK is always more or less present. Even in London, flowers decorate so many pubs and houses. And history!!! Castles, forts, museums everywhere!! That is something I will always enjoy. The Dynamic Earth Museum in Edinburgh was extremely well done, interactive and interesting. This is what I think, museums should become: fun place to learn things!
Edinburgh was a surprise for me. I really want to come back there. There is so much to see!
Madame Tussaud in London was way better than expected. The magical hill in Stirling, where nature was creating the ideal place to let our imagination go wild (fairies, pixies and other magical creatures, I know you were there, somewhere!). I enjoyed the archery experience, even if I wasn’t the best at it! The Jacobite train was another thing on my “I really want to do list” and I am so glad we did it… Basically everything we did, I enjoyed!
The only negative point is how expensive everything is here. We also saw a fair bit of homeless people, which again, in rich countries, feel even more wrong as we have the mean to end that, and not enough is done I think.
To sum up, the UK for me was amazing and I wish we could come back soon!!!
Mel

Here is my opinion in a summary of the UK. It is a beautiful place(especially Scotland), with rolling green hills and mountains. Fortresses and castles to visit, lochs and rivers to explore. We've met some very nice people here and had some of our best stays(especially Scotland). I have also seen that there is still homeless and the poor, so there is still work to be done. Unfortunately the UK has not been kind to the bank account, as the pound buys twice as many dollars. I have still had a fantastic time here and would love to come back, to visit more places(especially Scotland). It was great to see my family again here in the south of England, something I don't get to do often. Something I would like to do more often, but distance makes it hard(I understand Mel more and more). The weather surprised me, I got sunburnt here. I had some fantastic dark beers(especially in Scotland) and had some really nice whiskey(from Scotland). I enjoyed my time here and will miss it. Though I am sure we will be back, I just don't know when.
Kev

Now I will tell you my summary of the UK, I have liked it a lot, London was really cool, there were lots of cool shops (M&M shop, Lego shop, Haleys). Stirling castle was amazing and there’s a little hill that is beautiful to (it’s one of my favourite places in Scotland). The highland games are awesome, truly awesome, if you’re in Scotland at that time of year you can’t miss it. Fort William looked cool, I liked it (if you’re there look out for dolphins), Urquhart castle was also really good. And the Jacobite train is good if you’re a fan of Harry Potter (but if you aren’t it’s still cool). Edinburgh has lots to see (too much to see), Birmingham was cool, lot of stuff to see too. Warwick castle is a must see, it is in the top three of my “coolest castle I’ve visited so far list” (not that I have a list). And last Arundel castle, it was really cool (but expensive) the gardens were beautiful.
Andrew (10 years old)

Now I am going to do a small text about what I thought of the UK. I liked how much nature there was in some places, especially Scotland. Most of the castles were interesting. If you are looking for a place to go, I highly recommend the UK. The UK is beautiful. There are quite a few houses but not enough to beat nature.
Emma (9 years old, finally!)Read more