Cawdor Castle - medieval Scotland

A few myths to dispel.Firstly that, like somewhere else we visited, MacBeth ala Shakespeare lived centuries before Cawdor Castle was built, and he was never Thane of Cawdor. Our medieval lunch was not at all. Carrot and chilli soup and then risotto, was not very Scottish even. But, I did at last taste IRN-BRU, the national soft drink. 

Iron brew or Own brew, you decide. Formulated over a century ago, you will be glad to know that they are moving with the times, with special edition flavors shown below:

It was quite bright orange in colour, and a bit too sweet for most people. I liked it. It was the only soft drink I was prepared to have, since scotch and coke was not allowed if you didn’t like wine. Wine and gin and whisky were the special subject of our tour manager, Klemen. The only man on the tour would have a beer.

 I liked this one we had a great guide, an older man. Another lived-in castle, the countess does the flowers we were told. 

Pretty gardens were the main feature. It was funny really, being one of early castles it was quite popular, a bit homely. Tapestries, paintings, a bit of armour. When we got to the really grand castles, funded by dozens of Dukes, well, it was a bit too homely really.

In truth, I needed the pictures to remember it.