HighlandI have just flown back from Inverness, where I have enjoyed very much seeing wild life, wonderful but severe nature. And I can never forget to have met friendly people who are struggling to live there.
Why this season ?
You might see lots of people going around there when it is warm or milder than now.
This is not my intention of visiting and seeing there.
In this season, of course, the weather was NOT nice but you have lots of view which you can NOT in good season in stead. Deer with big antlers, Highland cows, deserted loch with mountains. No visitors except us. Completely isolated but calm and quiet land.
My friend said the weather in Highland will change every 5 minutes and did indeed like what he said.
He said he likes the gradation of remote view of mountainous area, with which I was fascinated soon.
Friendly friend
My Scottish friend having moved from England invited me to Inverness.
He had been telling of Scotland, Scottish, Nature, Rivers,etc for about, yes, 2 years. So I was there in order to check what he said was the real before my imagination exploded inside my mind.
Gaelic information
My friend spotted at the street name, said if I can pronounce it. Of course not, it is very difficult to speak. Gaelic sounds like Russian to me. But this could add coziness to the scenes. Although there are NOT so many Gaelic info comparing to Wales, you could enjoy more if you got some knowledge of them in advance. Thanks to my Scottish friend I did not need it this time.
Good season or bad season
I wanted to see salmons jumping from low to high at small water fall but no chance this time. If you could choose the season to go around, then of course you could see it but with a plenty of sightseers from around the world.
I have never regretted to choose this bad season even if I could not see any salmons jumping. I hope people from other countries don't destroy good nature in Scotland.
Bad Scottish
Finally I need to write this.
My friend said that he found about bad Scottish manner. I remember he said three but only two I remember now.
- Chewing gums
In Inverness at some streets, you shall find many chewing gums spit and made stains on the pedestrian way. This is very bad.
- Bad Scottish drivers
I could not see many bad Scottish drivers but he insisted there are plenty of.
Bumper to bumper or drive fast or NOT change the lane are what he said I think.
Of course this is a bit of laughing things which you shall have the same in your own country.
At this moment they are living there under wild and severe weather in deserted area.
Nature is wild but people are friendly and tough.
I hope I could share this with people in Japan. Scotland ,where you need to visit.
