this trip's overview

San Francisco to Glasgow

Babbity Bowster, Glasgow

Babbity theme

Glasgow

George Square, Glasgow

Glasgow shopping

Glasgow for kids

Culzean Castle

Aberfoyle, Trossachs

Doune Castle

Sterling Castle

Ballachulish

Corpach, Ft. Williams

Loch Ness

Glenfinnan

Pink Guest House, Isle of Skye

Brae Ness, Inverness

Urquhart Castle

The Summer Isles

Ibis, Edinburgh

Omi in Edinburgh

Edinburgh Castle

The Witchery

Craigmuller Castle

back to Glasgow

Edinburgh to Düsseldorf

restaurant recommendations

As we leave the parking lot we pass this very pretty ground-keepers house. Quite wonderful.

Doune Castle was built in the 14th century for the Regent Albany, Robert Stewart. Contemporaneously, it was used in the filming of Monty Python and the Holy Grail and the BBC production of Ivanhoe.

Once again, here's Lila leading the way.

I thought this beautiful stone architecture would make a really great computer desktop.

Isaac was in a mood, but he loved running around the grounds, through the huge halls, up and down the stairs. It was all I could do to keep up with him.

Here's the panoramic view - from the castle parapets - of the town of Doune.

And here's the view downwards; you're seeing about ninety degrees (straight down at the bottom, towards the horizon at the top). It was a bit scary hanging so far over to take the photos without having the ledge ruin the picture.

Lastly, the stone steps, worn by hundreds of years of peasants' shoes and knights' boots.

We're not yet finished with castles. Now let's visit Stirling Castle.