It was raining heavily yesterday as we hiked up the hill in the middle of town to visit Stirling Castle.
It sits high on a hill in the middle of the city and has been an important location for many pivotal events in Scottish history. The wind and rain battered down up there yesterday.
The castle is an impressive structure with a rich history and beautiful views, but much of what is on display is reconstructed (much in the last few years) and these efforts continue today.
Our guidebook says the place lacks a soul and I agree. I’m more partial to well-presented ruins like Urquhart than approximations of what may have been like Stirling.
It got sunnier in the afternoon as you can see, and we were finally able to dry off. If I look tired above it’s because I am! As usual it’s been a very active vacation and it’s catching up to both of us 🙂
But it’s been wonderful! And we’ll certainly remember some of what we’ve seen for ever. Right now we’re about to leave for the airport, but a few days after arriving back I’ll put up one more post to show off a few pics I couldn’t add via my phone and leave my final comments.