Welcome to Day 4 of our trip! We had planned on taking a Hairy Coo Tour on Monday, but our payment wouldn’t go through online and it was sold out the morning of. Even though we weren’t able to go, I would definitely recommend it to everyone because we got such good feedback about it, and the video looks really fun! One of the stops on the Hairy Coo is Stirling Castle, so we decided to take the train by ourselves, with Jackie and Will of course! We didnt get to see some of the other parts of the Hairy Coo tour, but we had a really fun time at the castle alone! The views from the castle were amazing, and were made even better by sunshine and blue skys!
I really like Stirling a lot because it reminded me of a small mountain town. Edinburgh is a large city, so Stirling felt quaint and cute in comparison.
A lot of stone houses that we saw while riding trains around (Glasgow, Stirling) had the prettiest cobalt blue doors. I decided that I would have one just like it one day.
This is the front entrance of the castle. The view from the highway and valley on the other side is much more impressive, but since we were on foot we weren’t able to get to that side.
Sunshine does not mean warm! 
Jared’s picture of me is way better than mine of him…
If we look a little bulky, dont worry, we were wearing about 5 layers each on every body area.
The unicorn is one of Scotland’s National Symbols.
Time to head back to Edinburgh!
Next up is the Scottish Breakfast, Arthur’s Seat and more! Stay tuned…
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you look stinkin’ ADORABLE in that red coat & rain boots!
I loved Stirling! The whole town was beautiful and the castle was amazing. Love your picture of the Old High School. That was where my mom and I stayed while we were there.
So fun!! You guys look so adorable! You make cold look impressive!
These are amazing photos! Love!
I loved striking castle!!! And I hope you had a day with a view from Arthur’s seat! We had he nicest day of our whole trip the day we walked up! What a view
love these images and love scotland. so, so fun. can’t wait to see your images of arthur’s seat. my husband and i climbed it many years ago without being prepared for a total and complete workout — but it was so beautiful!
you and jared are really the best-looking people i know.
(is that a weird thing to say? hope not. hahaha) SO GLAD you had such a fun trip – i love all the photos!
So I’m a litttttle late in the game on my blog reading this week, but I LOVE YOUR PICTURES!! I really want to hear all the stories, and I really want to go to Scotland!
SO COOL!!!!!
When Jon took us to Stirling, some artisans were working on tapestries for the castle. The tapestries that were finished were hanging in the chapel (?) area in your picture above. One of the tapestries was of a unicorn dying in a roundish fenced in pen. Imagine my surprise, when watching one of the latter Harry Potter movies, the tapestry was shown in the Room of Requirement when it was a storage area. I just about screamed out in the movie theatre. Too cool! If you saw the tapestries at the castle you might want to look the next time you watch a Harry Potter movie (if you are a fan). It was cold in Stirling the day we were there, too!
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