Another day trip

 We went on another day trip today. It was only 10 hours long and in a 16 passenger Sprinter van. An extremely good driver/guide.

The pickup location was 30 seconds from our hotel.

We stopped near Stirling Castle but didn't go to it. Too bad. It is supposed to be good.

Next was what was left of Doune castle. Originally it was the home of the Duke of Albany. Neat castle with a great audio guide. The castle is small and has been in quite a few television and film shows. The only one I am familiar is Monty Python Holy Grail movie.I didn't get any decent photos there.

Our next photo op was Loch Lunaig. A perfect spot for photos.

Another photo op was Kilchurn (pronounced Kill Hearn) castle ruins.

This castle has been a favourite photo location since the time of Queen Victoria.

We arrived at the highlight spot of the day. The family home (still used) by the Duke of Argyl. A stunning home with beautiful grounds, it was worth the price of admission ( and the family lives in the basement and uses the admission dollars to keep up the "house").

Next a highway viewpoint. The weather was starting to get worse but even then the scenery was magnificent.

The final stop was the cottage town of Luss. A small, beautiful town located on Loch Lomond. We particularly liked the church with the old tombstones.

Back at 1830 so we went to find a restaurant that served a local delicacy, "cullen skink" soup. We each ordered a bowl of the soup (it really is just a haddock based chowder), I had a pint of local draft beer and Caro a small glass of another local beer. With a 10% automatic tip the price was $48. Ouch! The pub was built in 1863  and it's decorations haven't changed. It was hopping busy too!

Back to London tomorrow.

Drove through Callander like we did yesterday. We didn't stop however the guide stayed that this town was where the Thomas Cook travel agency started so I found that interesting.