Wee Trip to Scotland

This past week, I headed to Scotland for a 2-day business trip. The Council that I work for has a call center in Scotland. Almost all businesses in England that have a call center, have a call center in Scotland. About 10 years ago, someone did a study and they say that the Scottish accent is liked the best (even if you can't understand it!).

We flew out on a few clear day. Here is a shot from the plane and you can see the River Thames weaving through London.

Here is another shot of the west coast of England. The sun is reflecting off the ocean.

Here is a photo of us about to land in Scotland. Lots and lots of farm land. I was told I was really lucky as it is almost always cloudy here.

We landed in Inverness, Scotland. It is on the top half of Scotland, about 30 minutes from Loch Ness.

My boss and I were headed to Dingwall, a small town where the call center is located. Here is a picture of our upgrade...a mini van!

Here is a picture in the car as we fly by hay rolls next to the ocean...wild.

Lots of sheep in the distance.

We stayed the night at a castle if you can believe that! Here is a picture.

Another photo from the side of the castle.

When we arrived, they had messed up our room reservation. Since they had no more rooms, they gave us the loft in the back of the castle. Here is a picture of the stairway we had to walk up to our room.
The place was enormous with 2 bedrooms, full kitchen, and a living room.



My boss laughing about the size of the place.

After settling in, we meet up with some of the people who run the call center for dinner. Here we are sitting around the fire after dinner.

Funny enough, I did not take a picture of the call center! I was too excited to be in Scotland that I forgot I was on a business trip. Oh well, I guess I will just have to visit again.