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Glasgow

St Mungo's Cathedral, Stirling Castle.  A vibrant city to explore.
 
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Best Moment Award!  This is only the second person on our travels who could speak Gaedhlig!  Much too fast for me, and I don't think he understood a word of my badly accented efforts, but an experience to remember anyway. 

He's a docent at Stirling Castle. 



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​This wall hanging had it all:  

*Scotland's Flag showing the white cross symbolizing the cross upon which Christ died (yes, an actual Roman cross).

*The Thistle which for some reason is the state flower.  I would have thought the Heather would have reflected the countryside better.  (Or barley which is grown in great quantities to make whiskey.)

* The Unicorn which is Scotland's state animal.  I'm sure they told us why.  Maybe Addy knows???

*The Lion which represents England in the state animal category.

*The Chain.  I'm guessing here, but representing the link between the Scottish crown and the English monarchy.  I think it was supposed to be a positive thing, given it was on the wall of Stirling castle, where Mary, Queen of Scots grew up.​


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