Exploring Castles

This morning it was snowing in Edinburgh (pronounced Edinburra).  Luckily that didn't last long because we had a long day ahead of us.  We first went to Linlithgow, a very small town on the way to Stirling.  There, was the Linlithgow Castle where Mary, Queen of Scots was born.  We did not pay to go into the castle, but we did get to go inside a beautiful church.  Then we headed on to Stirling, home of a huge castle.  It was very cool being inside of a castle just thinking that kings and queens lived there.  The town was crazy because it is built on a very tall hill, practically a mountain (which is called a ben).  We had lunch there before continuing on our journey.  Then we proceeded to drive the long way around Loch Lomand (a loch is a lake).  It was beautiful with all the bens, the water, and of course, the sheep.  We definitely took the scenic route.  I will include my favorite picture.

Now I am relaxing at the hotel in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland.  We did not do anything in the city and tomorrow we are leaving early to catch our ferry to Northern Ireland.