Falkirk - a perfect outing

Falkirk is a beautiful little town outside Edinburgh and is perfect for a day out. The major attraction is the Falkirk Wheel which is a remarkable engineering solution to unite two parallel canals (Union canal and Forth & Clyde canal) which are at two different altitudes. The difference in altitude is around 100 ft.The wheel literally lifts a boat carrying around 50 passengers from one canal to the other. At the same time, it brings another boat from the top canal to the bottom one. I didn't really like the boat ride so much but when I saw the wheel lifting the boat, I was amazed. Apart from the wheel there isn't much to see there. There were a lot of kids and the ride was all christmasy, singing carols and Santa Claus giving away presents to kids. After spending an hour or so, we left to the town center. It was long walk along the canal. The town center was bustling with Christmas shoppers and overcrowded malls. All we wanted was some place to dine. After a lot of confusions and shutlling between places, we settled down at Pizzahut. After a wonderful pizza meal, we all headed back to Edinburgh. album