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American Bethany recalls an encounter on a train with a well-meaning if incomprehensible Scot, six years before choosing to make Scotland her home.It was June 15, 2001 and hard to believe that Adam, my boyfriend of four years, and I had already been backpacking around Europe for three weeks. We began in London and made our way contently up the British isle. The air was still crisp, even cool and it was refreshing to be abroad with the man that I loved.
We travelled by train because of how inexpensive and convenient it was. I had never been on a train before as in Colorado the primary mode of transportation was by plane for far distances and by car within the state. It was exciting and the train system was all too easy to hop on and hop off in different cities.
We made travelled from London to Bath via the Cotswolds and then up towards York, all lovely English cities. We then moved further north across the border into Scotland. We began in Edinburgh which is ironic because six years later Adam (who is now my husband) and I chose to make the amazing city our permanent home.
Edinburgh was enchanting and almost seemed to be a movie set; it was just too beautiful and perfect to be real. The light was luminous and the greenery everywhere made me feel like I was in a fairytale. The Edinburgh people were amazing although, primarily English. After our visit in Edinburgh we decided to take the train up into the highlands where we could see a more rural and traditional Scottish way of life.
From Edinburgh we took a train route through Aviemore and ended up in Inverness; the home of the infamous Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster. Adam and I sat down and settled in for a long train ride. As the train progressed north the rolling green hills transformed into mountainous highlands dotted with white sheep and shaggy highland ‘coos’ or cows. The scenery was absolutely gorgeous and as the train continued to chug along, the rocking motion put Adam and I both into a content and peaceful sleep.
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