Scotland Day One

Hello everyone,
This morning once we landed in Scotland, we boarded the coach to head over to the National Museum of Rural Life. In the Museum, we were served a quick lunch and then had the opportunity to explore. After touring the museum, we were allowed to walk to a historical farm where we saw several Ayrshire cows, an 18 year old Clydesdale horse named Maddie, and a 23 year old Scottish Highlander named Laura. Along the way, we took several team and scenic pictures of the land and the farm.
After the museum, we traveled to the Scotland Agricultural College and received a farm tour from a charming and quite hilarious Scottish man. We learned about how dairy farming is important and how it works in Scotland and we also learned John's sentiments about "those damn American cows." This was his favorite phrase throughout our tour; he seemed to fit it in at least once every sentence. The reasoning behind this phrase is that although John appreciates what American cows bring to the herd, he does not appreciate the excessive size of American cattle. The barns and facilities here in Scotland are much smaller and cannot accommodate such large Holstein cows.
After this tour, we drove back through the city of Glasgow and headed to our hotel for the next few days. We were served dinner, and are headed to the Scottish equivalent of WalMart as soon as we hang up the mouse.