Travels with Mrs Bird: Focus on Scotland

In the afternoon, after our trip to Loch Katrine, we went to Stirling Castle, where we had time to explore the castle if we bought a ticket for 16 Pounds, which I did because I thought it might be worth visiting - and it was!

A lot of the state rooms had recently been restored and looked very colourful now - even a bit too colourful to my mind. I asked one of the wardens if these rooms really were so colourful when they were first built and she told me: YES, they were - because paint was very expensive at that time, it used to be a sign of wealth to have everything decorated in bold colours.

http://www.stirlingcastle.gov.uk/

For more information you should visit the official website of the castle.
But before you climb to the castle you see a statue of a rather small man well-known as kind of Scottish Robin Hood:

the statue of Rob Roy - in the town of Stirling

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Roy_MacGregor

Stirling Castle

Castle's ramparts

fireplace - with the unicorn as a heraldic animal

Knight's armour

View to the Wallace Monument in the distance


The museum's wardens were dressed in traditional costumes

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After our visit to Stirling and its castle the day was not over yet - the last stop of our bus was at the Wallace Monument.
I am sure some of you have already watched the film BRAVEHEART with Mel Gibson.

http://www.google.de/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CEcQtwIwAg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DCALe4odIPIo&ei=go9uUuf8JozcsgbHtYGQCA&usg=AFQjCNHNB0Whceag6p48mLSzJw6pMnsdNw&sig2=IYX7ISCfe2sHhBT3XX1rAw&bvm=bv.55123115,d.Yms&cad=rja

If you are interested in history and in the true story of this Scottish hero, follow this link and you can watch a BBC documentary on YOUTUBE about William Wallace (Don't worry it is in German :) )
You will also find out what happened to him after he had lost the battle of Falkirk againt the English army.

Have a look at some of my photos to get some impressions of the