Andy's Great Day Out II

So today was part II of Andy's Great Day Out, and I ate my words jinxing myself with rain.  But really if that is the best Scotland can do for rain, try harder, it was only a wee bit wet.😋


We set off from Perth toward Stirling to see the Castle, it rained WTF, we didn't order that for out holidays. On the way to Stirling we saw this massive monument on a hill so we had to check it out.  Turns out it was a monument to William Wallace, we drove to it but decided 246 steps to the top was out of my range so we got back on the road to Stirling.

Stirling Castle is another impressive building and it was a perfect way to spend a rainy day. 

From Stirling we set off for Dunfermline, Andy's childhood home. Took some photos, didn't stay long as it was raining, it is also the place of Andrew Carnegie's birth (think Carnegie Hall in New York, and one of the richest Americans ever), and the burial place of Robert the Bruce an important figure in Scottish history.  Funny thing happened on the way to the suburbs, I had a few addresses that Andy suggested we should see.  They weren't anything special so Andy we need to chat about this. 

Tonight and tomorrow night we are staying at Carberry Hall Mansion, a half hour drive from Edinburgh, check out the photos (you can see our windows in one of the pictures).  Our room is in the roof! facing the front of the house!  We have a sloping roof and a fire place and three small windows facing the sky.  It is very cosy and its been raining since we got here and you can hear the rain on the windows.  It is another large manor house and we spent the afternoon exploring the house and the grounds (its on 35 acres).   The Queen and the Queen Mother have stayed here, Mary Queen of Scots surrendered here, it is simply brilliant, and full of history.


2019-09-22 - Andy's Great Day Out II