Castles, cathedrals, and sticky toffee pudding....

It is our last night here in Stirling and we have visited Stirling Castle, Holy Rude Cathedral in Stirling, St. Andrew's Castle, and St. Andrew's Cathedral along with shops, the Tesco, the railroad station, and some very good restaurants.

The chorale sang in the Chapel Royal at Stirling Castle - very nice. The space seemed to be meant for their music. A large part of the chorale travelers then visited the Wallace Memorial. Several of us visited the Holy Rude Cathedral which is the only church in Britain other than Westminster to host a coronation. It was James VI of Scotland (James I of England). Beautiful cathedral!

It was a lovely drive out to St. Andrew's on the eastern Scottish coast. Quite a few agricultural fields which looked to be wheat, barley, peas, and potatoes. St. Andrew' is a pretty university town. The castle and cathedral there are fascinating ruins. Very interesting! Some of us climbed to the top of tower of the Church of St. Rule - how many steps - not sure, but it was quite the climb!

We closed the day with a delicious dinner of stovies and steak pie followed by a sticky toffee pudding shared by six. It was gone in 45 seconds! Yummm!