We had the rental car for an extra day, so what better to do than to go for a drive and see the sights. We had Emer (our GPS) take us to Stirling town, Stirling Castle and the Wallace Monument and finally Blair Drummond Safari Park.
The great thing with Stirling is that it is very close to Edinburgh, just 45 minutes away, and you really get the ‘small town feeling’ and you get a chance to get away from hustle and bustle at the same time. Stirling Castle was fantastic, in my opinion even nicer and more interesting than Edinburgh castle. We also had a chance, as always, to snap a bunch of nice photos and we got a couple of really nice family photos up there on the hill.
When we were done at the castle, the next attraction on the list was the Wallace Monument up on the hill across the valley from Stirling Castle. Very impressive and very imposing structure indeed! For those of you who are not familiar with Scottish history; the Wallace Monument is dedicated to Sir William Wallace – the dude from ‘Braveheart’.
After a quick look outside the monument, we set sail towards the Blair Drummond Safari Park where we got to see both cute and deadly animals up-close and personal. Really cool that you can go on safari and see exotic animals in muggy Scotland! We saw everything from sea lions to meerkats to penguins to lions and tigers. I am sure we will come back to Blair Drummond again in a few years when Ethan is a bit older.
The last stop before we headed back home, or back to the airport to return the car to be more precise, was the Falkirk Wheel in Falkirk. The Falkirk Wheel is an impressive feat of British engineering and is designed to lift boats that are driving into the locks for further transport into the Union Canal.
All in all, fun for the whole family! Below are a few pictures from the trip. Shaena also added more photos from this trip on Facebook that you can look at without logging in by simply clicking here.
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