Going to Scotland 2024

(by Marcela & Sofia) This Sunday started a bit earlier than some of us would have liked. We woke up at 7:15am to a beautiful sea view. After we all had breakfast, we met in front of our new accommodation. Together we made our way to the port where we took a ferry to the Isle of Mull for our first stop on our three-island tour. Some of us even had the luck to see dolphins glide through the water but they had the audacity to not even notify the others about their great find. From there on, we had a long bus drive across the island. The driver/tour guide told us a lot of interesting facts such as that only 18 students attend the school there or that a helicopter was needed to set up an antenna (the internet connection is apparently still pretty bad though). Sadly, a lot of us didn't catch many of the facts because we were still tired from the journey the day before and slept through them. After driving one and a half hours through the magnificent landscape of the Island of Mull, w...

(By Joel, Mila and Amelia) Wake up, pack, clean the apartment and be down in the lobby at 10 past 10. That’s how our day started. Frau Hänggi led the way rather quickly to the train station but of course stopped at every red light. (That’s how you spot the tourists) On our way we saw a lot of dogs while having to make sure Rea wouldn’t step on them, but the dogs weren’t the only fluffy thing following us... The train ride to Oban went rather smoothly and was rather unspectacular. (Comment Ms Ruf: I found it rather breathtaking (see my pictures for proof??). The main activities were sleeping, eating and knitting and of course the quiz that was provided for all of us and was taken seriously by some of us. Here’s a list of some questions you might want to answer yourself: * How many species of seaweed exist in Scotland? * What color are Scottish squirrels? * Why was the moon so red in the evening of September 19th? We arrived in Oban, where it was rather sunny and started our march to the...