Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland...and it's pronounced "Edinbura". It's funny because Brits that come to the US and visit Pittsburgh would say "Pittsbura"! After spending a couple days in the Highlands, we traveled to Edinburgh for a day in the city. I found it to be a very comfortable and safe city. We stayed in an apartment right on the "Royal Mile" which is a road a little over a mile long between the Edinburgh Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse. We didn't actually go in the castle or the Palace, but caught some views from the outside and checked out the shops along the way. I always enjoy perusing the royal gift shops with Queen Elizabeth merchandise. Somehow though when my husband is with me I don't spend as much money!
The view from outside the Castle, in the center of the arena where they are getting ready for the Edinburgh Military Tatoo, an annual August military performance.
While on our way to the Palace, we reached the "world's end". The alleyways between buildings are called "closes" and Sean stood in the World's End Close. Just outside the close is where the original wall of the city was, and so for the residents of the city that was "the end of the world."
The view of Holyroodhouse Palace, a royal residence. I would have loved to go inside, but the kids were a bit exhausted from a day of walking in the rain.
This is St. Giles Cathedral, just outside of our apartment. We took a little walk through at the beginning of our day and saw the Thistle Chapel, which is a small chapel in the corner which seemed to be entirely constructed of wood carvings. It is in the Thistle Chapel, that Prince William was inducted as a Knight of the Order of the Thistle on July 5th.
Our apartment in Edinburgh was just lovely and in a perfect location. We lived on the 3rd floor of this building above. The rooms felt old with huge, thick doors, enormous windows and cathedral ceilings. After spending 2 of the previous nights packed into a single hotel room, the space felt really nice!
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