Lord Levi and his Papa

 

So my father arrived in Scotland around a week ago and it has been great to see him again. He got here a day late because of delays but that's okay, he got here and that's all that matters; I opened the door and let him in while helping out with carrying the bags that he brought and took them to his room. We showed him to his now readied room and he got all unpacked and settled. 

For the first day, we just talked and caught up and planned the next days, he and I decided to go to Glencoe to visit my land and also up to Stirling castle. The thing is we didn't have day trip food so we had to do a little shopping that night. 

   The next day we went to get the car we were going to rent to get to the locations, it was a long walk and a confusing maze of a city, but we got to Europcar and got our Skoda that runs on diesel. Very good mileage and controls. The problem was papa driving on the left side of the road, it took some getting used to but he eventually got the hang of it and we were ready to go to the castle tomorrow.  

  

So the next day we did go to Stirling Castle, actually last year Mama and I (and Jackson) tried to get into it before, but they were filming a movie and we couldn't get into it. So this time they luckily were not filming and we went in. We got to look around and speak to some women dressed up as some maids. We listened and learned a lot about how the Scottish murals and quilts hung around the castle would tell stories and tales. One was about hunters hunting a Unicorn and it eventually being killed because it was distracted by some pretty women. So yeah the stories are something you'd hear from a children's book but supposedly accurate. So the castle was pretty cool and we got to see dining halls, dancing halls, and some opulent rooms for the royalty. After the castle, we headed home and hung out for the rest of the day, and played some cribbage.

  The next cool place we visited was my land in Glencoe that I own. A 2-hour drive filled with Toto, Blue Oyster Cult, and a bunch rest stops later we made it. We got out, stretched, and then went to the desk and asked for a map of the land, which we got and orientated ourselves, then started our walk. There was a deforestation team on site though and we had to maneuver around their trucks and past the cutting areas. After not that long of a walk, maybe 10 minutes, we used google maps to put in the exact coordinates and find the location. The connection wasn't the best when being out in some woods but we found it and I just started gathering sticks and rocks to mark my land. My mom will put in some pictures for you guys to see and I think I did a pretty good job at my marking.

  But yeah that was a great time and now I can say I own land in Scotland and can put "Lord" before my name on legal documents. I recommend getting some land there because why wouldn't you want the title? After that, we just drove back home and I slept most of the ride. It was awesome!

  The week has been great and I am really glad to spend time with my father again.

-Lord Levi of Glencoe