Scotland.
Scotland is one of four part of the GB. In area Scotland is more than
half as big as England. The principal cities of the country are : its
capital Edinburgh and the main industrial center Glasgow. Scottish towns
look very different from English towns. Some words about Edinburgh .
Edinburgh, capital of Scotland, is one of Britain’s most attractive cities.
It’s a city for people who like to walk. You are never far from green
parks, gardens and hills - even in the main shopping streets. It’s a busy
modern city, but the history is everywhere. At the top of the highest hill
in Edinburgh is Edinburgh Castle. It was the home of Scotland’s royal
family until 1603 when King James the 6th of Scotland became king of
England and moved to London. The road which begins at the castle and goes
eastwards is called Royal Mile. At the other end of the Royal Mile is the
Palace of Hollyroodhouse. It was built by a Scottish king before Scotland
and England were united to make Great Britain. Now it is a second home for
the Queen or her children, who usually visit Edinburgh in the summer. When
the royal family is not there you can visit the palace and see a lot of
interesting things. There are nine hills in Edinburgh. They are long-dead
volcanoes. From the tops of them you can see two bridges : the modern road
bridges an the old rail bridges which has carried trains to the Highlands
for more than a hundred years. The highlands of Scotland is mountainous and
wild. In the winter it’s white with snow but in the summer it’s purple.
Highlands are famous for the Scottish Olympics or the Highland games ( it’s
real name ). These games are not only sporting competitions : music and
different traditional games are very important too. While athletes throw
the hammer at the one end of the arena, you can watch a dancing competition
at the other end. there is also a game for the strongest athletes - tossing
the caber, which weights 60 kilos and is six metres long. These games are
very popular in Highlands. Usually between the mountains are rivers and
lakes. Scottish people like fishing very much, that’s why they say that
Scottish rivers are good for two : fishing is one, the other is Scotch
whisky. Whisky is made from water and barley. The method hasn’t changed for
hundreds years. Scotch whisky is the best one. Scotland is also famous for
it’s kilt, the most important part of national dress and bagpipes - the
national instrument. I thing Scotland is very beautiful country and if
you visit it you shall never forget it.
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