tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post3484593783184014789..comments2023-10-22T03:44:10.146-04:00Comments on Fierce Romance: Stirling Castle, Scotland Part 1: The FrontVonda Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680397260476850190noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-67981613788208389652012-11-09T11:07:21.679-05:002012-11-09T11:07:21.679-05:00Thanks for checking it out, Carole!!Thanks for checking it out, Carole!!Vonda Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680397260476850190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-46278439492140093472012-11-07T14:23:13.240-05:002012-11-07T14:23:13.240-05:00Vonda,
Thanks for sharing. It's wonderful.Vonda,<br /><br />Thanks for sharing. It's wonderful.Carole St-Laurenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941223844222435796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-28695170527489144202012-11-06T22:58:44.018-05:002012-11-06T22:58:44.018-05:00Yes, I'm shocked that you love Stirling Castle...Yes, I'm shocked that you love Stirling Castle, Paisley! LOL What an amazing story about your ancestor! Too bad you couldn't get to the Wallace Monument. We didn't try it but I can see how I'd have to use the GPS to find it even though I could see it across the valley. It would be great to visit it in the future. I'm glad you enjoyed the photos! Thanks!Vonda Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680397260476850190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-32577237575154244492012-11-06T20:09:17.014-05:002012-11-06T20:09:17.014-05:00I bet you'd be surprised if I said I loved Sti...I bet you'd be surprised if I said I loved Stirling Castle. :) Of course I did. We spent more time there than any other place and it was great. I found a place where the kind tossed one of my ancestors into the garden after he's stabbed him to death - I think it was 24 times. A bit of an overkill, don't you think? We really tried to visit the Wallace Monument but for some reason couldn't find our way from Stirling to Wallace. Ended up on a roadway to Edinburgh instead and finally gave up. Just one more reason to go back to the Motherland.<br /><br />As always you made me homesick, Vonda. Beautiful photos. Thank you!Paisley Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401039126457210324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-31252996008736671762012-11-06T16:07:40.822-05:002012-11-06T16:07:40.822-05:00Thank you, Gerri, for looking at them! I'm gla...Thank you, Gerri, for looking at them! I'm glad you enjoyed them.Vonda Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680397260476850190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-52295007301023027002012-11-06T14:44:55.544-05:002012-11-06T14:44:55.544-05:00Wonderful photos, Vonda! Thank you for sharing.Wonderful photos, Vonda! Thank you for sharing.Gerri Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11517461664702276613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-40906368953837843282012-11-06T14:10:15.214-05:002012-11-06T14:10:15.214-05:00Roxy, thank you for checking it out!Roxy, thank you for checking it out!Vonda Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680397260476850190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-28882290742550166302012-11-06T14:09:48.376-05:002012-11-06T14:09:48.376-05:00Thanks, Angelyn! Yes, the great hall has been redo...Thanks, Angelyn! Yes, the great hall has been redone. I have photos of it to share later. I took over 360 photos at Stirling, inside and out, LOL so I'll have to do a series of posts to share everything I saw and learned. The great hall was originally completed in 1503 and was restored in 1999.Vonda Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680397260476850190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-10333325768448177042012-11-06T13:31:18.693-05:002012-11-06T13:31:18.693-05:00Just gorgeous.Just gorgeous.Roxy Boroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16628693047992126654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-12019820349471659442012-11-06T13:24:33.572-05:002012-11-06T13:24:33.572-05:00lovely pictures--I've heard they redid the gre...lovely pictures--I've heard they redid the great hall at Stirling to appear more like it was in MQS's day.Angelynhttp://www.angelynschmid.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-66263478207133288012012-11-06T12:20:37.877-05:002012-11-06T12:20:37.877-05:00Thanks, Eliza! I'm glad you liked it!Thanks, Eliza! I'm glad you liked it!Vonda Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680397260476850190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-6811827823696714772012-11-06T12:20:20.519-05:002012-11-06T12:20:20.519-05:00Thanks, Vanessa!! It was wonderful!
Thanks, Vanessa!! It was wonderful!<br />Vonda Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680397260476850190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-62615329635230683852012-11-06T12:19:41.902-05:002012-11-06T12:19:41.902-05:00Regencyresearcher, thanks! Yes, in the 1800s Stirl...Regencyresearcher, thanks! Yes, in the 1800s Stirling was used mostly as military accommodation and barracks instead of a royal residence. Parts of it had fallen into disrepair previously and was remodeled and adapted for the military. The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders were based at the castle.Vonda Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680397260476850190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-1543525068664223012012-11-06T12:00:21.537-05:002012-11-06T12:00:21.537-05:00Gorgeous pics! And awesome post! Thanks for sharin...Gorgeous pics! And awesome post! Thanks for sharing part of your adventure with us :)Eliza Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994493785152884398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-49167785523558734362012-11-06T11:59:55.289-05:002012-11-06T11:59:55.289-05:00Fantastic pictures, Vonda. It looks like an amazin...Fantastic pictures, Vonda. It looks like an amazing place.Vanessa Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-7587150420120336542012-11-06T11:34:00.004-05:002012-11-06T11:34:00.004-05:00very interesting. I understand that in the regency...very interesting. I understand that in the regency period , people were still living and staying at the castle.<br />Regencyresearcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828749339318882968noreply@blogger.com