After departing the city, we made a brief stop at the Firth of Forth river and the Forth Rail Bridge, The Forth Rail Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge; completed in 1890, it's the longest cantilever bridge in the UK. The Firth of Forth eventually flows into the North Sea and we can confirm, It.Is.Freezing there!!
After a few pictures, we hopped back on the bus and pointed towards Stirling Castle and the Wallace Monument. Enroute to the castle, our guide shared with us that although Braveheart may be considered the preeminent Hollywood version of William Wallace's life and an authoritative piece on the war for Scottish independece, the interpretation, according to just about every Scot we encountered should be considered, at best, 'loose'.
Here's a picture of the Wallace Monument . It's pretty spectacular .. you can see it from Stirling Castle.
We rolled up on the castle and were greeted by a very large statue of Robert the Bruce.
This is a picture of Stirling Castle.
Here we are in the Throne Room.
Unlike many of the castles we visted, the docents at Stirling Castle were in period costume.
William Wallace, a Scotsman of heroic stature nearing 7 feet in height according to legend, portayed by an Australian pygmy...what is there to complain about? Oh that, and the lack of a span across the river at the Battle of Stirling BRIDGE!
ReplyDeleteMa .. we were watching Braveheart today ... I miss Scotland!
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