On Sunday the 15th of September our sight seeing would end at the Wallace Monument. We could see it in the distance and were hoping for a tourist bus to take us there. We walked down into the center of town and stopped for a coffee and a snack before we found out that the Tourist bus had ceased operation at the end of August.
At the central bus stop in town Josh found out from a bus driver that we could take the #10 bus and it would get us up to the monument. After many stops along the route we were dropped off right at the parking lot for the Monument. We opted to wait for the mini shuttle van to take us from the parking lot up to the Monument.
We ventured inside and bought our tickets for the climb.
Greg and I made it to the Hall of Arms. Josh and Laura made it all the way to the top, 246 steps, in a narrow winding staircase!
The Arms of Great Britain
We all made it to the Hall of Arms and watched the video available.
The Arms of Sir William Wallace.
In the hall of heroes Laura and Josh spotted one of our heroes on this trip, John Knox.
At the Royal Chamber you could design your own coat of arms for your battle shield.
Find out about William Wallace here.
Laura found this little figurine along the way.
It was very windy at the top.
You can read the historical account of this battle and the history of this time here.
We were blessed with spectacular views on this beautiful day.
We took the tram down to the cafe and gift shop and I talked Greg into letting me photo him at the taking of Stirling bridge photo op. Josh and Laura made it down the 246 steps and took one of the last shuttles back down to the parking lot. We had ordered a taxi that arrived soon after. The taxi took us back to our lodging for the night and we finally checked into our rooms. We were surprised that the taxi ride cost us less than the bus. We had a dinner reservation at 6:00 so we freshened up and got ready to walk to the restaurant.
I’ll save our photos into town, dinner, and our Inn for another post.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 