Early in the morning we got on our way to Edinburgh with a stop at Stirling on the way. Stirling is a beautiful town complete with its own castle perched up on the hill, just like Dumbarton yesterday made from a volcano plug.
The views of surrounding hills were picture-perfect. The nearest featured a monument to William Wallace - a huge, lone-standing tower. The guy on the right is not it. We walked through town and returned back to the castle. As with most of other castles Mary of Scots was there too.
In the last few centuries it was used as a military facility so other than the walls nothing remained of the prior splendor. It was restored, and walls were whitewashed and painted with some medieval designs but after seeing a few others with their décor intact this one was not as impressive inside. We did like the marvelous children workshops that showed how different paints were derived, medieval clothing, and jesters.
We were hoping that we would be able to work from a lovely medieval tavern in town. But when we checked in, they did not have Internet available any more so we transferred to our final destination. I rented an apartment for us in Edinburgh. It turned out to be nothing like it was on the pictures. It is a giant two bedroom apartment in an old building. Five minute walk away from the center.
But did I say it is giant? Ceilings alone must be 6 meters tall. Kids were afraid to go to Dima's room level reachable by a stone staircase. It is a bit like fishbowl though because it is on the ground floor. Unfortunately the Internet here is questionable as well. However home electrical appliances and shower facilities are much better than in England. Flushing the toilet is no longer an act of faith.
At night we got out for a short walk. Isabella fell asleep halfway through it so we called it a day.
The views of surrounding hills were picture-perfect. The nearest featured a monument to William Wallace - a huge, lone-standing tower. The guy on the right is not it. We walked through town and returned back to the castle. As with most of other castles Mary of Scots was there too.
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| William Wallace looks nothing like Mel Gibson |
In the last few centuries it was used as a military facility so other than the walls nothing remained of the prior splendor. It was restored, and walls were whitewashed and painted with some medieval designs but after seeing a few others with their décor intact this one was not as impressive inside. We did like the marvelous children workshops that showed how different paints were derived, medieval clothing, and jesters. 
We were hoping that we would be able to work from a lovely medieval tavern in town. But when we checked in, they did not have Internet available any more so we transferred to our final destination. I rented an apartment for us in Edinburgh. It turned out to be nothing like it was on the pictures. It is a giant two bedroom apartment in an old building. Five minute walk away from the center. 
But did I say it is giant? Ceilings alone must be 6 meters tall. Kids were afraid to go to Dima's room level reachable by a stone staircase. It is a bit like fishbowl though because it is on the ground floor. Unfortunately the Internet here is questionable as well. However home electrical appliances and shower facilities are much better than in England. Flushing the toilet is no longer an act of faith. At night we got out for a short walk. Isabella fell asleep halfway through it so we called it a day.
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