In and around Stirling

We still had a few “family” places to visit, so on Friday we struck out towards Alloa, stopping at Cambuskenneth, founded by King David in 1140. Unlike cloistered monks, these canons were dedicated to public ministry beyond the abbey walls. The bell tower is the only thing left standing although we could see the outline of the cloisters etc. 

And then on to Alloa, which as the locals say, “blink and you miss it”, but we were going slow enough on bikes for a ride around the small town. We then road back to Bridge of Allan for a bowl of soup at a most famous fish and chip shop. We couldn’t eat the dinner as the thought of then riding a bike was not pleasant. The soup, however, was terrific. 

And further down the street we saw a knight, made out of LEGO, so for all you kids out there, here’s a challenging one. 

Next stop was the Kirk in Lecropt, where our great great grandparents were married in 1853. We couldn’t get in but I took a couple of shots through a window. Small but lovely. 

We ended our day riding up to the Wallace monument. We’d seen this monument every day from town, from our B&B etc, so we had to go. And yes, we love the ebikes. The monument is taller than the leaning tower of Pisa and the interpretation was excellent. Keeping with the Italian connection we had pizza for dinner. 😉