Steve and I walked the 2.4 miles to the Wallace Monument. I now firmly believe that everything in Scotland is uphill 🤣. You can see it below, to the right of the bridge, way in the distance.
Closer to…
We met Amy who lives on the street on the way up. She gave me tips on things to see on Orkney 😊.
Once at the monument, you can take a free shuttle or walk up. We walked, because we can. there were fun stops.
And signs…
One in we climbed up the very narrow spiral staircase to the top.
I was glad we went early because school groups and other tourists came up a bit after us.
The views were vast…
That’s Stirling Castle in the distance.
We stopped for a banoffee tart (banana and toffee 😊) in the cafe at the entry.
Remember the stone bridge at the top of the post? This is a view of Stirling Castle from it.
We met the boys at the distillery on our way back where I enjoyed the special cocktail. Soooooo 😊.
Tomorrow we head to Edinburgh via Aberfeldy. And guess what? There is a distillery there!
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and it is a down hill walk from the castle into town although uphill to get to the castle. Hope you can visit the palace.
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Loving my vicarious trip! Thanks for sharing! You should go birding every year! Please include Steve’s bird list!
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the banoffee tart looks so delicious and so does the special drink!
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Thank you for sharing your Scottish adventure with us. I particularly enjoyed the Wallace Monument trip. Looking forward to Edinburgh. Hoping you are a Harry Potter devotee and will partake in some HP sightseeing. Enjoy!
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Thank you so much for sharing your trips with us. For some of us who don’t travel much anymore, it is such a treat to see parts of the world that we will never be able to see in person. It is so thoughtful of you to do this. Some of the sights are pretty amazing.
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