Scotland - April 7, 2000
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0730 Wake up
 
0845 During breakfast, we decide we might target Stirling and possibly the Trossachs
 
1045 pictures! At Blair Castle, we got to see a terrific display of weaponry antiques and paintings.
 
1245 Leaving Blair - we head to Stirling and the Trossachs
 
1550 pictures! We've finished up Stirling Castle, one of two major fortresses in the area (the other is Edinburgh). This one is for real.
 
1700 We arrive in Edinburgh - what a crazy time!
 
1745 We finally find the hotel, but then spent a while finding parking not too far from the city centre. We finally found a parking garage near the train station.
 
1815 We checked into the Ibis Hotel with a good location near the High Street.
 
2015 After browsing around the shops and finding a hopefully good bottle of whisky to bring back to a friend, we head back to the room to settle in and get ready for tomorrow. Taking in Edinburgh in a day will most definitely be a challenge.
 
2300 I head downstairs to make a phone call from one of those little red phone booths like you see in movies and Monty Python sketches.