Scotland, Day 4
July 30
Early this morning, if you consider 11am or so early (I don’t), we headed off toward Pitlochry to see Blair and Stirling Castles. Well, we ended up taking an unscheduled detour (don’t tell our host) to see two castle ruins not far from Edinburgh—Dirleton and Tantallon. Tantallon Castle is on the sea and definitely worth the trip. Many of its rooms are still intact and you can easily climb to the upper chambers and roof or the underground cells. It’s location adds an eeriness that cannot easily be described. A sad loneliness that penetrates the heart and brings tears to the eyes. The fact that it was yet another dark rainy day only added to the atmosphere.
(PHOTO to arrive soon)
We ended up skipping Blair Castle entirely, except for a road side photo. And arrived at Stirling Castle just after closing. So, standing in an empty parking lot with very few other people around, we decided to take a few external photos before heading on to our hotel in Pitlochry. Where we were locked out of the hotel—they close up at 11pm—while we were getting our bags out of the car. They did eventually let us in.
(PHOTO to arrive soon)
Early this morning, if you consider 11am or so early (I don’t), we headed off toward Pitlochry to see Blair and Stirling Castles. Well, we ended up taking an unscheduled detour (don’t tell our host) to see two castle ruins not far from Edinburgh—Dirleton and Tantallon. Tantallon Castle is on the sea and definitely worth the trip. Many of its rooms are still intact and you can easily climb to the upper chambers and roof or the underground cells. It’s location adds an eeriness that cannot easily be described. A sad loneliness that penetrates the heart and brings tears to the eyes. The fact that it was yet another dark rainy day only added to the atmosphere.
(PHOTO to arrive soon)
We ended up skipping Blair Castle entirely, except for a road side photo. And arrived at Stirling Castle just after closing. So, standing in an empty parking lot with very few other people around, we decided to take a few external photos before heading on to our hotel in Pitlochry. Where we were locked out of the hotel—they close up at 11pm—while we were getting our bags out of the car. They did eventually let us in.
(PHOTO to arrive soon)
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