Castle

The next day it was off to see Stirling Castle! We hiked up the hill to get to it and what a glorious view it was, of Wallace Monument and the rest of Stirling.

The palace within the castle was under renovation so we couldn't see it, but they were washing the limestone so it was nice to see the orginal colour of the castle.

We ended with, what else? Beers and sandwiches at a rather touristy and therefore pricey place just outside the castle.

Stirling: After Party

Back to Scotland now.

After the garden tea party, we walked through beautiful, scenic neighbourhoods to Stirling's Top of the Town and did a little window shopping.  Our last and most anticipated stop:  No. 2 Baker Street for my first taste of Guinness EXTRA Cold. There should be no other kind.

(The kid on the cell phone was so enthusiastically yelling, it made us laugh).

Sunny Scotland!

From Glasgow, we took the afternoon train into Stirling.  For a beautiful garden party!

A huge thanks goes out to A and his lovely parents for being so warm and welcoming and treating us to a delightful lunch and gathering in their beautiful backyard. 

Champagne, strawberries and grand company, who could ask for more?

Stirling definitely was the highlight of our trip!

Cathedral

Can't leave Glasgow without a couple from Glasgow Cathedral, the oldest building in Glasgow (13th century), with its Tomb of St. Kentigern or St. Mungo as he was known as.

Bins

The "wheelie bins" in Glasgow:

Square

Some randoms from the Merchant City and George Square in Glasgow.

Just a touch

Besides red, a touch of pink works just as well. As seen around Argyle St. and Sloans Market in Glasgow.

Glasgow

First stop was Glasgow, where I was for about a day, until we took the train to Stirling. 

Scotland brings to mind, red, brown and grey.  I even packed my red tartan scarf and trench for the occasion (I didn't have to use my scarf because it wasn't quite so cold) but I did see quite a bit of red, brown and grey.

Here, a few from our walk about town.

N’awlins

While I get my act together to upload Scotland and Paris photos, I thought I'd do a post on New Orleans, from summer '08.

YYZ

Just got back from Scotland and Paris but first, here are a couple from Toronto's Pearson International Airport.

Crooked

I know the top one is crooked; I attribute that to taking most of my India photographs from within a moving vehicle with closed windows. It wasn't considered safe stopping and getting out to take photographs.

I like how these two work together.

Red + Cream

More colour swatches....

Ladies

Love the expression on these women's faces.

Man With Cart, #2

And baby with clay pots.

L’orange

Photohogger is off, so I'll leave you with more images of Jaipur this week.

Also, a huge thanks go out to these bloggirls: Diana at exPress-o, Ashley at Chasing Heartbeats and Shawna at Poppies and Sunshine for all their tips and advice!  Merci mes amies and see you soon!