Dear Stirling, I love you.

Well, I didn't think it was possible to fall in love so fast, but I have.  Stirling is absolutely amazing.  The people, food (yes I do like the food), places, sights, culture, and night life are just perfect.  The only thing I have to complain about is the music (which is all american pop songs) and the weather (yet another cloudy 40 degree day in Stirling.)  But I can get around those minor setbacks when I get to do things like oh I don't know...tour a castle?  We visited the Stirling castle this week and it was beyond what I expected.  The architecture is beautiful, the green moss and stone everywhere is right from a post card.  My favorite part of the castle was this hidden garden. It had really cool looking trees and green plants growing everywhere.  I think I'm going to purchase that castle one day, no big.  You are all welcome to come.   

On the way tothe castle we passed this really cool looking graveyard (huge and old) and got a little sidetracked.  Not until we entered the graveyard did any of us realize it was Friday the 13th (cue scary music and wait for dramatic pause.)  But it was actually really peaceful and I was in awe that I could be around something so old.  Some of the tombstones were put there in the 1500s.  It made me feel pretty small (I see your eye roll those of you thinking "you can't get sma

ller") and humbled.  The best part of the cemetery was this cliff thing that you could walk up and get a great picture of Stirling.  I 

swear that view never gets old.  

After the castle, we were all very numb and decided hot chocolate was the best way to warm up (it was only 4 o'clock so we felt that alcohol was probably best avoided.)  We wandered into a cute cafe and I had the best hot chocolate I can remember, or maybe I just wanted it to be better because I'm in Scotland...there's my psychology degree paying off!  Lastly, to get to the bus stop we had to cross through a mall (tragic I know.)  Annelise and I saw a shoe store that said "buy one pair get the second for a $" well a pound but I don't have that key on my laptop. So we just had to go in and make sure they weren't lying to us.  Well, they weren't and 15 minutes later I had a cute pair of brown boots for 13 pounds  (Annelise got a pair too so we split the 26 pounds it cost for both pairs.)  I love them just like everything else in Scotland. Now I can give those Scottish and English girls a run for their money.  Seriously, they get more dressed up for class than I get dressed up to go out!  We're talking Stilettos people! Well, I better go do some reading, or maybe just go socialize...I haven't decided yet.  Until next time, Cheers!