While I was in Edinburgh, I went on a day trip to Stirling with a few people I made friends with while I was there. It was a rainy day, but that didn't stop us from having a great time walking around (my feet did get soaked). I had heard of Stirling before, knowing that Stirling silver is a thing, but other than that, I had no idea what was there or even where it was. Well, now I know that it is in Scotland and that there is a castle as well as a long interesting history.
Unfortunately we missed entry into the castle, as they closed just when we arrived, so instead we walked around the base, which meant we were walking through an old cemetery. Because it was on a hill, we had great views of the town and the surrounding mountains, with the rain making everything look mysterious.
For days in the lead up of our visit to Stirling, I kept on being told about how good the milkshakes are there, so my friends and I walked for ages across the town to find this milkshake place. By the time we found it, it was dark, still raining, but the milkshakes were definitely nice and thick. I had the vanilla flavour, and I know lots of people see this as the boring, unadventurous flavour, but I'm one of those people who genuinely loves the taste of vanilla and consider it one of my favourite ice-cream flavours- it's a classic.
We didn't get the opportunity to explore much of the old city centre, because it was raining and it was dark for the majority of our visit because we left Edinburgh a bit too late in the day, but we also walked near the Wallace Monument, which is located on a hill nearby. It was built with gothic-revival architecture, which made it look like a haunted tower in the dark, but it is there to acknowledge the Scottish hero, William Wallace. Once again, we couldn't go up to explore because it had already closed for the day, but we still were able to admire it from the bottom of the hill before heading back to Edinburgh. Many people may think that my friends and my touristic visit to Stirling was pretty unsuccessful with missing all the main attractions, but I still think today was a success and lots of fun.
Unfortunately we missed entry into the castle, as they closed just when we arrived, so instead we walked around the base, which meant we were walking through an old cemetery. Because it was on a hill, we had great views of the town and the surrounding mountains, with the rain making everything look mysterious.
For days in the lead up of our visit to Stirling, I kept on being told about how good the milkshakes are there, so my friends and I walked for ages across the town to find this milkshake place. By the time we found it, it was dark, still raining, but the milkshakes were definitely nice and thick. I had the vanilla flavour, and I know lots of people see this as the boring, unadventurous flavour, but I'm one of those people who genuinely loves the taste of vanilla and consider it one of my favourite ice-cream flavours- it's a classic.
We didn't get the opportunity to explore much of the old city centre, because it was raining and it was dark for the majority of our visit because we left Edinburgh a bit too late in the day, but we also walked near the Wallace Monument, which is located on a hill nearby. It was built with gothic-revival architecture, which made it look like a haunted tower in the dark, but it is there to acknowledge the Scottish hero, William Wallace. Once again, we couldn't go up to explore because it had already closed for the day, but we still were able to admire it from the bottom of the hill before heading back to Edinburgh. Many people may think that my friends and my touristic visit to Stirling was pretty unsuccessful with missing all the main attractions, but I still think today was a success and lots of fun. 
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