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In the morning, we attended our third class, which connected leadership to sustainability. We got to work in groups and worked through case studies, learning about the sustainable practices of British businesses. Many of our group members took sustainability to heart and purchased products from these businesses later on.
The first highlight of our afternoon was a walking tour on the Royal Mile, which is a mile long road between the Holyrood Palace and Edinburgh Castle. As we trekked up the steep hill, we saw many historic landmarks, such as the St. Giles Church and the Scottish Parliament. Our tour guides shared many scary stories along the way. Turns out there are many ghosts in Scotland!
Finally, we arrived at Edinburgh Castle. At the entrance, we learned about the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, an annual series of parades taking place outside the entrance of Edinburgh Castle. The term “tattoo” actually originates from a Scottish phrase ‘doe den tap toe,’ meaning ‘turn off the tap.’ Each night, the Scottish military would give a signal to tavern owners, telling them to turn off the taps of their ale kegs. After discussing the Military Tattoo, we toured around Edinburgh Castle, and learned numerous interesting facts about it, such as it is the most besieged castle in the world, it had numerous foreign prisoners, including Americans and the crown jewel sword is worth 22,000 pounds. The crown was dubbed to be priceless but that was truly because it wasn’t insured.
