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Sunday 19th - Time to pack up and travel to Edinburgh. A few issues with the flight in that the plane wouldn't start and we had to get off and onto another one. We got to Edinburgh a couple of hours late. After settling into the apartment we have here, it was out to have a look around get our bearings.
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| A taste of the sights to come | Beer'o'clock (inside today 'cos it was raining) |
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Monday 20th - Wow - What a day it was - Walked our feet off - Up and down hills - But we got to see Scots Tower, walk along the Royal Mile and have a good look around Holyrood House, Abbey Ruins, Gardens and the Queen's Gallery.
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Scott Tower (287 steps to the top) and the views from the top |
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Edinburgh Castle from Scott Tower |
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The top end of the Royal Mile at Edinburgh Castle forecourt with music provided by various pipers. The seating on each side of the forecourt is for the Military Tattoo spectators. |
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Some other views along the Royal Mile |
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The Queen's Gallery at Holyrood House |
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Outside Holyrood House (no photo's allowed inside) Note the abbey ruins attached to Holyrood in the right picture. |
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The abbey ruins |
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| Tuesday 21st - As the weather forecast for today was rain, we decided to do a bus trip to Stirling Castle and Rosslyn Chapel The trip also included short stops at the Forth Railway Bridge and Dunfermline Abbey.
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The Forth Railway Bridge |
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Dunfermline Abbey. |
The tomb of Robert the Bruce |
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Stirling Castle |
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The views from the castle are spectacular |
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Rosslyn Chapel and the nearby ruins of the Rosslyn Castle |
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Wednesday 22nd - HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHILLIP - AND IT'S MILITARY TATTOO NIGHT. We started the day by moving to a hotel near the castle then onto the bus for a visit to the good ship Britannia. After that it was back into town for a look around the castle before getting tarted up for the tattoo.
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The Royal Yacht Britannia |
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Edinburgh Castle |
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Prior to the Tattoo, we had dinner in the castle. Outside the dining room , the pipers were warming up and we were able to get amongst them and really hear what a massed pipe band sounds like - AMAZING |
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After dinner it was time to walk from the castle down the esplanade to out seats at the opposite end. On the way, we ran into the Australian Federal Police band. The people with Phil are some aussies who were seated next to us in the dining room. |
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The perfoemance was truly amazing - I just wish I was able to take better night photographs. |
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