STIRLING

Originally we were only going to spend one night in Stirling but after arriving and seeing how much their was to do we decided to stay two nights (the incredible Scottish accent of our landlord helped with the decision too). 

Our first night we didn't arrive at our guesthouse until about 6pm because we got very lost and confused coming out of Edinburgh, it took us nearly two hours just to get to the outskirts of the city of Edinburgh with all the road works and one way streets and my terrible directions. We had dinner at a pub across the street and that was all for that night. 

The following morning we went to Stirling Castle and to Argyll's lodgings. Then we drove out to see Doune Castle which is where the some scenes from Monty Python were filmed. we didn't get to go inside this one because it was closed but we had a walk around the outside and took some photos. We drove back in to Stirling and to the Wallace Monument which is a large tower on a hill. 

We only had a few minutes until they closed the tills so we were told to get up the hill as fast as we could, this wasn't much fun, it was a pretty big hill and it was cold and raining and starting to get dark. luckily we made it up in time and then had to climb the narrow 246 steps to the top. by the time we got to the top we were wrecked and the wind was very welcome! It was so windy up there you were afraid of being blown off if you stood right at the edge. The climb was worth it (i suppose) after seeing the views out over the town. We headed back down the tower and then back down the hill and went back to our room. 

We had dinner at the same pub again and the next morning left for our drive to Oban.