A Week of Scotland: Day 4

On Sunday, our second and last full day in Scotland, we booked a trip with the Hairy Coo. You'll see why it's named this if you keep reading.
The tour started at 8:45, and our first stop was at the Forth Bridge.

This bridge is said to be an engineering marvel, and carries only railcars.

Our next stop was at the National Wallace Monument in Stirling. This monument was dedicated to Sir William Wallace.  He was a leader during the wars of Scottish Independence, between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England, which occurred in the early 14th century.

We walked up an incline for what seemed like miles until we reached this castle and this outlook over the countryside.

Then we stopped at Doune Castle.

It was used in British comedy movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail. 

I have yet to see this movie, but if it has British humor in it something tells me I probably won't get it...

Then we went to Loch Katrine.

What's the difference between a loch and a lake?

Nothing! Lochs are located in Scotland. The way you pronounce "lake" with a Scottish accent comes out as "loch", but it's like "law-ck" and you have to make the noise come from the back of your throat, like you're gurgling up something. 

It's probably the ugliest sounding word ever.

And, I lied. You'll have to see why our tour was called the Hairy Coo on Friday's blog post!