Castles Doune and Stiriling, and the Church of the Holy Rude - by Cole

Doune Castle, where a significant portion of  Monty Python and the Holy Grail was filmed

Today on the trip, we went to Castle Doune and learned many fun and interesting facts. For instance, we saw where the scenes from Monty Python were filmed. Will, James, and I saw where the people who lived in the Castle used the restroom. As we walked through the castle we stumbled upon a stairway up to the roof where we had a spectacular view of the grassy planes.

The courtyard of Doune Castle. The staircase in the middle is where Lancelot(John Cleese) runs up while killing many guests to save what he thinks is a damsel in distress.

Some of us went to the gift shop and got some souvenirs and chocolate or lollipops. We shared our sweet treats with each other. One of us in particular had a weird experience. Joe asked if he could have some of Elise's lollipop, he slobbered all over it and left Elise scared to take her next lick. Castle Doune was by far one of my favorite places we have gone to.

The Church of the Holy Rude, where rude is another word for cross

After Castle Doune, we went to the church of the Holy Rude which had some very nice stain glass windows.

The original 500-600 year old beams in the roof, and a sample of the beautiful stained glass in the Church of the Holy Rude.

Then we went to Sterling Castle where they had very cool architecture. As we went to our hotel there was a brawl with James, Carl and I which was a very funny experience. This concludes our very interesting day in Sterling.

The main living quarters of King James V and subsequent monarchs.

Inside the impressively large Great Hall