Stirling, Loch Lomond and More

Come along with me to Stirling Castle and Loch Lomond and see what I've seen!

Our journey begins in Edinburgh, winding through the streets of town out to the highway, passing old buildings and new buildings, old chapels and new churches as well as a small castle or two. The drive to Stirling takes about an hour. And while you think it's just a highway drive, let me share with you some highway scenery:

A few minutes past the Kelties Horses, we arrive in Stirling and a short drive up through town to Stirling Castle. Walk with me:

 

 
 

 Stirling Castle was a royal stronghold, a beautiful palace and a regimental garrison. Stirling was once the capital of Scotland until King James III died and King James IV made Edinburgh the Capital of Scotland. The story is the James IV was party to the death of his father and moved to Edinburgh due to his guilty conscious.

From Stirling we traveled on to Loch Lomond, "The bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond". It is a beautiful area of Scotland. We saw wild goats along the way, listened to some beautiful bagpipe and classical music as we passed other lochs. And arrived at Loch Lomond with an almost an hour to visit:

After some climbing around, a little hike and some time just "taking it all in", we began our return to Edinburgh. This is when the rain started. In Scotland, rain is the "norm", but for Tim and I, on both trips here, it has been rare. Yes, it's been overcast a lot, but we've seen very little rain here. Until now. It rained a nice, steady patter for a little over an hour and then stopped again. No more rain the remainder of the evening.

Our journey for today is done, back to the hotel for some supper and rest. Join me again in a couple of days for another journey?