After another comfortable night and having a lovely breakfast and chat with our host, Laura we set off to walk the Royal Mile in Edinburgh. The Royal mile is very famous here and stretches from Hollyrood Palace (a palace that the Queen and royal family use when they are here) at one end to the very famous Edinburgh Castle at the other. In between there are numerous shops selling all things Scottish as well as pubs, cafes and museums. Many of these establishments are in very, very old buildings that all have their own history. Our B&B was about a kilometre from the start of the mile at the Hollyrood end so we walked to it.
Rob had bought tickets for Edinburgh Castle online so this meant that we didn't have to line up to get tickets. We walked the mile quite quickly even though it was uphill. When we arrived at the castle, the temporary stands that had been put up in the forecourt of the castle for the Tattoo were being taken down. Rob hired an audio set for me and we joined a 30 minute guided tour at the start just to get our bearings. It was so good and I could rave on for hours but I won't. Suffice to say we spent well over 2 hours exploring. Once we'd finished we headed back down "the mile" and stopped at a little cafe for lunch. From there we returned back to where our car was outside our accommodation. We decided to drive out to the Edinburgh waterfront where the royal yacht Britannia was berthed. We found a park that we thought looked close by but it was about a 3 km walk to the quay where Britannia was. There was a large shopping centre on the quay in front of the Britannia. It included the ticketing and entry point for the yacht but after looking around Rob decided he wasn't interested enought to pay the money to go on board. We decided to walk back to the car and drive to the base of Calton Hill. Another steep walk up the hill and we were rewarded with beautiful views all over Edinburgh as well as seeing several old monuments and the observatory. It was back to the car and by this time it was getting close to drinking and tea time. We parked the car back near our accommodation and once more started walking to the royal mile to find a spot for tea. We probably walked about halfway.....again. A great day and now probably an early night.
Rob had bought tickets for Edinburgh Castle online so this meant that we didn't have to line up to get tickets. We walked the mile quite quickly even though it was uphill. When we arrived at the castle, the temporary stands that had been put up in the forecourt of the castle for the Tattoo were being taken down. Rob hired an audio set for me and we joined a 30 minute guided tour at the start just to get our bearings. It was so good and I could rave on for hours but I won't. Suffice to say we spent well over 2 hours exploring. Once we'd finished we headed back down "the mile" and stopped at a little cafe for lunch. From there we returned back to where our car was outside our accommodation. We decided to drive out to the Edinburgh waterfront where the royal yacht Britannia was berthed. We found a park that we thought looked close by but it was about a 3 km walk to the quay where Britannia was. There was a large shopping centre on the quay in front of the Britannia. It included the ticketing and entry point for the yacht but after looking around Rob decided he wasn't interested enought to pay the money to go on board. We decided to walk back to the car and drive to the base of Calton Hill. Another steep walk up the hill and we were rewarded with beautiful views all over Edinburgh as well as seeing several old monuments and the observatory. It was back to the car and by this time it was getting close to drinking and tea time. We parked the car back near our accommodation and once more started walking to the royal mile to find a spot for tea. We probably walked about halfway.....again. A great day and now probably an early night.
No comments:
Post a Comment