Yesterday, I took a trip out with my sister A and her family to Doune Castle in Perthshire. We were so lucky with the weather, glorious sunshine and blue skies for the whole day, and it was a treat to have such a lovely afternoon to enjoy this beautiful 14th century castle and grounds.
The castle was used to shoot some scenes in the film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail", which explained why there were people shouting various lines from the film, and much memorabilia to buy in the shop. I even thought I heard someone banging 2 coconuts together, but I must have imagined it!
We enjoyed a picnic by the river.
And a little sun-bathing, whilst enjoying the beautiful view.
Then a good look around the castle.
It has a labyrinth of passageways and stairs, and gives an insight into what it must have been like to live in such a building. The doorways were so low and the stairs so narrow it felt a little claustrophobic to us all. But there was a real sense of history too. All the people who had walked where we were walking, centuries before us.
The boys boldly climbed all the way to the top of the battlements, but A and I were delicate damsels and wimped out half way up the stairs, retiring to solid ground and a bench with an ice cream!
There had been a wedding earlier in this room, the Great Hall.
What a romantic venue!
A grand day out.
Looks like you had a great day, how wonderful to be out and about under that brilliant blue sky. When the sun does shine in Scotland it can be intense and so very welcome.
Posted by: Jennyflipflops | Sunday, April 19, 2009 at 12:59 PM