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Originally Posted by OrionsAngel
And Ireland must be just as romantic a place as Scotland? I do have to see those castles, I have only seen 2 castles in my life.
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Ireland is indeed just as atmospheric.
Castles are steeped in atmosphere.
Ancient and evocative, castles lend themselves both to the imagination and to visualizing history as it really happened.
In that second Scotland trip, we had our younger son with us, he was in 4th grade at the time and we made a point of checking out castles.
One of our favorites was Eilean Doonan.
But we also enjoyed Borthwick Castle, a fortification that dates back to 1430, where Mary Queen of Scots stayed with the Earl of Bothwell. We spent the night there, too. We barely slept a wink because the wind whistled--loudly--through our room all night long. But it was still a very cool experience--definitely the highlight of our trip.