Today began early with a visit to the Eileen Doonan castle, which was used during the filming of the movie 'Highlander'. Not my favorite castle as it was architecturely bland and situtuated near a busy highway which ruined its romatic appeal. I however enjoyed listening to the American tourists ahead of me who couldn't care less about the castle's history or architecture but only the fact that Sean Connery was actually there. Gotta love Hollywood.
After the castle I ventured off to Fort William for the day. It was a beautiful town and reminded me a lot of Banff with Ben Navis, the highest mountain in the British Isles, looming above. Unfortunately, because of the wet and slippery conditions, we adhered to the warnings from the locals and decided it wasn't worth the risk hiking up the mountain especially since we weren't properly equiped. I was really disapointed as I've heard the view from any of the many hiking routes is quite spectacular. After wallowing in light sorrow I decided that there was nothing else for me to accomplish here and so I jumped on the next bus leaving town.
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