Blogs from Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe - page 7

This morning, I woke up early to say goodbye to Nick. He's the first of our group to return to the states. The rest of us aren't really leaving until the end of the week, but Nick was by far ready to go home. It's funny to think that I never would have spoken to him if we had just been at school, but I think all of us were trying to find a spot for ourselves when we first arrived, and familiar faces- no matter how distant they may have been while at Clark- offered some much needed comfort at the beginning of the semester. Over this past weekend, I think I've prepared myself to go home. There are a lot of things that I will miss, but I'd like to have some actual summer ... read more

Spent the last couple of days in the South of Scotland. Went and saw the Castle in Stirling - had an excellent audio tour. Striling castle is where the Scottish royalty spent most of their time for about 500 years. Went to Edinburgh the next day. Loved the city - all hills and nooks and cranny's. Did a cool tour of 'Mary's Gate Close' which is part of the old town on the side of 'The Rock' and 'Royal Mile' near Edinburgh castle that was built (straight) on top of a couple of hundred years ago, and has only just been recently re-discovered - right under the buildings of the Royal mile. Also did a tour of Edinburgh castle. Audio wasn't as good, but the sense of the ages this place has been around is amazing ... read more

A new Scottish friend of mine said to me the other day, "this time next month you'll be getting ready to leave." It was a painful reminder that my time in Scotland is coming to an end. Over the last couple of years, I've become more accustom to endings- school semesters ending, summer internships ending, etc. Leaving things has become a little easier with a hardened heart, but I think being in Scotland may be one of the most challenging things in my life to allow to come to an end because I realize that there is a small chance that I will return or even end up living here permanently. And yes, life is all about choices, so if I chose to come back and live here, I could, but at what cost? I'm thrilled ... read more

Me and my family went to visit my brother in Stirling, easter 2008. We were there for a week. We managed to visite Edinburgh for two days and it was great! It was really a beautiful city with friendly people and great buildings to see. Normaly i'm not very interested in buildings, but it was something speciall with these buildings and i cant really put my finger on it. Scotland in generall was great!... read more

A Tale of a Castle, a Jail and a Bridge After returning from Dublin, I decided to embark upon another journey, but this one was much shorter and much closer to Edinburgh: Stirling. Stirling is about an hour from Edinburgh by train and has played an important role in Scottish history, which tied into many of the places that I visited while in Stirling. It also ended up being a very pretty area, so I thoroughly enjoyed the trip. Looking for the Castle After getting off the train, I found myself at the Stirling train station with no idea where the castle was, but luckily, I soon found signs pointing the way. However, at the same time, my wonderful sense of direction kicked in and instead of heading towards the castle, I somehow ended up ... read more