For most of the trip, we haven't had to keep much of a schedule. But on our last day, we wanted to squeeze in a trip to Stirling Castle and give the kids another go at the bouncy wonderfulness of Wonder World, which meant we had to catch an earlier train to fit it in. We got up early enough, but somehow the morning got away from us and we had to run out the door to catch the train. Based on my experience, it’s easy to run when you don't have a backpack full of snacks and water bottles. I hear that makes it a lot harder. In spite of being weighed down, Jess was born to run – we made the train by seconds.
Stirling Castle was the setting for a few major historic events. Robert the Bruce fought the Battle of Bannockburn nearby (or was it Robert the Boss?). William Wallace of Braveheart fame also did some bloody things in the neighborhood. Mary Queen of Scots had her coronation there (or was it Mary Queen of Arkansas?). R.E.M. played some
epic concerts there in 1999. It's an incredible setting, and the restoration was really done well. I'm glad we went.
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| William Wallace Monument, a killer view of a monument to quite the killer |
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| Mostly what it probably maybe looked like back then |
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| A room fit for a Queen. I think that little stool is for resting a backpack |
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| Stirling Head, one of the original wood carvings that covered the ceiling |
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| Great Hall, built in 1497 and restored marvelously |
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