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UK_Travel//9.19.09

09.19.09 | Comment?

(Glasgow, Scotland) Wake up @ 8a. Cold again. Stirling Castle today. Should be pretty great. And we’re off to the train station. We are looking for the 9:43a to Aberdeen calling at Stirling. hmm. Waiting in the station. Enough time for breakfast. Costa. Two caramel coffees. And a chocolate swirl pastry for Tiffany. 9:23a. Platform 4. Board the train. Some very thick accents on this train. Probably, the local Aberdeen residents. Aberdeen is a city in the north east of Scotland. Almost as far north as Inverness in the west. Find seats. Now we wait. Coffee is good. The caramel shot adds to the glory. Train is off. Glasgow outskirts. Interesting. It was dark when we traveled from Fort William. Increible. I have to focus super hard to understand the people on this train. A different brand of English. Riding backwards. Arrive. 10:09a. Fast. Off the train. Out of the station. Stirling is a lovely town. Very Old. Super clean. Shops everywhere. Time to find the information center. Found it. Quite far from the train station. Off to find the castle. Atop a hill. Sounds about right. Really a great town. Up. Up. Up. Castle is big. Massive. Purchase a ticket to tour. Old. 1000AD to 1100AD. Amazing. Sterling Castle. William Wallace and Robert thw Bruce are notable characters here. Whoa. There is some kind of event at the castle today. “A day of Legends”. Numerous Plays/Skits/Dialogues this weekend depicting historical events. Awesome! I love it. We’ll start with the walking tour. 45minutes. 11a. Tour is great. Loads of information. An overview of the castle. Now to explore. High stone walls. Various buildings within the walls. Great hall. Church. Armory. Living area. Castle is great. Photos. William Wallace skit was good. More exploration. Time for lunch. Cafe on the grounds. The Unicorn Cafe. Perfect. Two jacket potatoes, two Pepsi’s, and haggis. Dude. Tastes odd. They linke to mix it with their potatoes. Not the greatest. Done with lunch. A bit more exploring. Leave the castle. Back down into the city. Shops. Small Coffee/Tea shops are everywhere. 2p. 3p. Done. Back to the train station for the ride back to Glasgow. Wait. Earlier train. Nice. No. The train came to the wrong platform. Stopped for 60 seconds. And left. People are a bit upset. Lots of locals waiting for that train. We’ll wait for the original train. Platform 3. On the train. Table seat. That’s a first for the ScotRail. Riding forwards. Also a first. Fast. 25 minutes. No Stops. Back at Queen Street Station Glasgow. Return to our hotel for a quick break. Tired. Back on the streets. Walk around. Exploration. Small boys break dancing on the streets. Awesome. Little Pizzeria on the corner of our street. No name. Nine inch cheese pizza for Tiffany. Twelve inch peperoni for me. Eat dinner in our room. I stopped by a small shop for some soda and treats. Delicious. Pizza was great. Relax before our journey to England tomorrow. Good night world.

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