Tag: Scotland

Edinburgh Pt. II

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The Royal Mile, courtyard adjacent to the Writers Museum.

Followed by: Holyrood Palace, Grayfriars Bobby ( with our daughter doing the ritual ), Various flora.

Next post ( stop ) will be Dublin. We spent three days in Edinburgh, which included going to the Annual Military Tattoo, which was as amazing this time as our first.

Architectural note: Edinburgh is the only major city in the world that does not have or allow skyscrapers. Although the city has an “old town”, the entire city seems old- like stepping back in time.

Edinburgh

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Before heading to Ireland we stayed in Edinburgh for three days to see the Tattoo as well as wander around the old city. We stayed right on the Royal Mile, which is one of the oldest, cobblestoned streets in Edinburgh. The Writers Museum was really cool. The building itself was amazing to walk through.

The Royal Mile.

The Writers Museum.

My granddaughter, Madeleine, helping me figure out how to take a panoramic shot on my phone. I understand cameras, but not so much the ones embedded in iPhones.

Live musicians and actors performed all day on the Royal Mile, as it was Fringe Festival time in Edinburgh. This musician is Luke Gajdus. You can catch him on Instagram and YouTube. Our Granddaughter was entranced listening. We stayed till he stopped for the day, just before dusk.

View of the backside of Edinburgh Castle from the rooftop of the Edinburgh Museum

St. Andrews Church.

Along the Royal Mile there are, too many to count, what are called “Closes”, these little walkways between old buildings. Some open up to a courtyard behind the buildings and others are just a pass through to the adjacent street. All have interesting, sometimes historical names.

Skara Brae

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John O’Groats, Scotland

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On mainland Scotland, the northern most point.

Thurso, Scotland

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Dunrobin Castle, Scotland

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Dunrobin Castle and grounds. Oldest castle in the Highlands ( overlooking the Moray Firth)with 189 rooms.

Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle-Pt.II

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Blair Athol Distillery, Pitlochry, Scotland

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Visiting Scotland wouldn’t be complete without a visit to a distillery. Blair Athol is very old and, although I don’t imbibe, the tour was fascinating and entertaining.