Re: Train from Edinburgh to Inverness
I would hire a car and drive.
It is a beautiful area.
A car allows you much more access to what is beautiful.
If you want to pass Loch Ness along the way, I suggest taking the small road on the south-east side of the loch.
The other side is just a motorway that scoots right by.
The south-east road is small and takes time, but is very scenic.
Plus you get to drive past Boleskine house, where Aleister Crowley and Jimmy Page lived.
It winds up the hill and around the Loch.
Much more interesting than the motorway.
Lots of sheep though...
Skye itself is lovely, in that Scottish barren landscape sort of way.
Not much to see, but I loved it.
There are some cool castles, breweries, and a Gaelic college you can see.
I was lucky enough to be staying with the major landowner on the island, so I had a good tour guide.
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