Our excursion group of about 18 people.
As you can see, the weather did not corporate.
The man in Scottish kilt (and with tattoo on his calves) was our tour guide.

Maps that came with our admission tickets to the castle.

One of the many unicorn tapestries decorating the walls.

The ceiling was decorated with past ruler's portraits.

The Queen's bedroom, where she received visitors.
But she did not sleep here.
It was a guarded secret which room the queen actually slept in the castle,
so as to keep it from enemies who might plot to do her harm.
(This lady holding a broom was a maid cleaning the Queen's room.)

The King's bedroom.
Again, he received visitors here but did not sleep here.
Notice the vibrantly colored unicorn tapestries on the wall.

"The Unicorn in Captivity" wall tapestry.

It was foggy outside.

James V of Scotland
His mother was the older sister of England's Henry VIII.
His only surviving legitimate child, Mary, Queen of Scots, succeeded him when she was just 6 days old.

Ramparts surrounding the castle.

Our only photo spot of Loch Lomond.
Our bus made a photo-stop at this scenic spot of the lake,
Vincent braved the rain to take pictures.