Our first stop was at the Wallace Monument. It is a monument to William Wallace, Guardian of Scotland. That's Braveheart. At over 200 feet high it is the tallest monument to a non-religious figure in all of the UK.
As you know, Wallace and his buddy sat atop a hill for a few days looking over at Stirling Castle, trying to find a weak spot in the occupying army of Edward I. They found it. They lured out the entire army on their chargers and heavy war armour, and when they were all in the bridge the scots rushed down the hill to the bridge, and spooked the horses. The panic caused the bridge to collapse and the ensuing battle went to the Scots. This pissed Eddie off so he retaliated at Falkirk. The scotsman that one. Then Wallace's friend betrayed him and Willy was captured, taken to London and ... We all know the rest of the story.
Next we passed through Callander, had a break, met Hamish the sexy highland cow, then returned for a relaxing lunch of fish, chicken, apple cider and rhubarb tart in Callander ((average age of citizens is 65).
We stopped for a wee break at Rannoch More just to get a wee bit of fresh air. The piper has been coming here every day for 20 years and piping. He collects 20p if you want your photo taken with him. So I took a photo of the landscape instead. (15:00)
Then we kept on going and made a wee stop for a wee hill walk around the three sisters before heading to our destination for the night. This is a nice place! Oh and I found another Cameron!
On a new bus and away we go.
The photos failed. Damn.
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