Scotland Day 10
This is the last day. It was overall a very pleasant and very laid back day. For the first time we stayed on the tour bus for the entire day. The morning started with driving out into the country side and seeing some Heilan (or Hairy) Coos (cows). We got to walk in the field with the (watching out for cow pies)
From there we headed to St. Conan's Kirk. This church is really odd. It was built by a rich guy who wanted to build a church that was closer to his mom so she wouldn't have to walk so far. However, he got carried away and it took like 20 years, and by time he was done she was dead. However, there is now a church that looks like a minature cathedral. Appearently if architecture is your thing then the place is extra cool because multiple styles clash inside the church.
Personally, I thought it had some really cool Stained Class windows
From St. Conan's we went out and stopped at our Kilchurn Castle, which would be the last castle we would get to see.
(incidently in the voting for which picture gets blown up it is currently #1 with five votes, #2 with four votes, and #3 with three votes. . .so keep giving your opinions!)
Next we got to eat lunch at an English Pub in Scotland. I am not entirely sure what the difference between an English Pub, a Scotish Pub, and an Irish Pub are, but on this trip I was in all three and they all seemed similar. From there we rolled on out to Rob Roy's Gravesite.
The grave was located in Balquhiddir Kirkyard. Balquhiddir was really cool because there was a ruined church surrounded by a graveyard, and then the church that is used today was beside it.
The final stop was in Stirling at the Wallace Monument (and the hideous statue at the bottom)
That is it. From there we went back to Edinburgh, ate at the same place we ate at way back on day 1, then we took a taxi to the hotel we were staying at, used up the odd and end coins we had left over to buy British junk food, and prepared to leave the next day.
From there we headed to St. Conan's Kirk. This church is really odd. It was built by a rich guy who wanted to build a church that was closer to his mom so she wouldn't have to walk so far. However, he got carried away and it took like 20 years, and by time he was done she was dead. However, there is now a church that looks like a minature cathedral. Appearently if architecture is your thing then the place is extra cool because multiple styles clash inside the church.
Personally, I thought it had some really cool Stained Class windows
From St. Conan's we went out and stopped at our Kilchurn Castle, which would be the last castle we would get to see.
(incidently in the voting for which picture gets blown up it is currently #1 with five votes, #2 with four votes, and #3 with three votes. . .so keep giving your opinions!)
Next we got to eat lunch at an English Pub in Scotland. I am not entirely sure what the difference between an English Pub, a Scotish Pub, and an Irish Pub are, but on this trip I was in all three and they all seemed similar. From there we rolled on out to Rob Roy's Gravesite.
The grave was located in Balquhiddir Kirkyard. Balquhiddir was really cool because there was a ruined church surrounded by a graveyard, and then the church that is used today was beside it.
The final stop was in Stirling at the Wallace Monument (and the hideous statue at the bottom)
That is it. From there we went back to Edinburgh, ate at the same place we ate at way back on day 1, then we took a taxi to the hotel we were staying at, used up the odd and end coins we had left over to buy British junk food, and prepared to leave the next day.
posted by SeanXor at 6:16 AM
1 Comments:
Amen to the "hideous statue" - saddest thing I saw in Scotland...my relatives weren't too impressed with it either. If he was actually a Scot or if that movie were even close to historically accurate, then maybe...but no.
Amanda (o:
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