Here’s a break from Scotland….
We found a bunch of these little guys in our garden this summer.
After lunch it was off to see Stirling University, such a beautiful campus at the foot of Abbey Craig and then the Wallace Monument which is at the top of Abbey Craig.
But first, loving the chimneys!
The next day it was off to see Stirling Castle! We hiked up the hill to get to it and what a glorious view it was, of Wallace Monument and the rest of Stirling.
The palace within the castle was under renovation so we couldn’t see it, but they were washing the limestone so it was nice to see the orginal colour of the castle.
We ended with, what else? Beers and sandwiches at a rather touristy and therefore pricey place just outside the castle.
Back to Scotland now.
After the garden tea party, we walked through beautiful, scenic neighbourhoods to Stirling’s Top of the Town and did a little window shopping. Our last and most anticipated stop: No. 2 Baker Street for my first taste of Guinness EXTRA Cold. There should be no other kind.
(The kid on the cell phone was so enthusiastically yelling, it made us laugh).
From Glasgow, we took the afternoon train into Stirling. For a beautiful garden party!
A huge thanks goes out to A and his lovely parents for being so warm and welcoming and treating us to a delightful lunch and gathering in their beautiful backyard.
Champagne, strawberries and grand company, who could ask for more?
Stirling definitely was the highlight of our trip!
Can’t leave Glasgow without a couple from Glasgow Cathedral, the oldest building in Glasgow (13th century), with its Tomb of St. Kentigern or St. Mungo as he was known as.
