Friday day 5

We toured Stirling castle. It was very interesting and very historic. Mary Queen of Scots was here as well as William Wallace. Robert the Bruce won independence for Scotland fighting from here and ruled from this castle. We spent 2 & 1/2 hours here with a self guided tour and we really enjoyed it. They have restored some of it with 1700s furniture, tapestries, weapons and people in period clothes. We drove to St Andrew’s and the “old course “. Paco and Lola play golf so it was more important to them. It is a famous place and it was interesting to see. We watched some groups of golfers on the 18th hole. We saw the famous bridge that was built in 1100 and is on the 18th fairway. We then drove to Pitlochry for the night.

Stirling down town

Bev and Lola on a Stirling street

Outside Stirling castle

The entrance

Bev and Janet entering Queen Anne’s garden

Queen Anne’s garden

A view of the old garden’s outline from the castle. Past them was the royal hunting grounds.

View from the castle. Nice flat land for farming years ago.

Another view of Queen Anne’s garden with the palace in the background.

The great hall. It looks like the hall from Harry Potter on the inside.

Further views inside the castle

Monument to Robert Byrnes near Stirling as we drive by.