Walk about in Edinburgh

Sunday, May 14, Edinburgh

We go on a major walking tour of Edinburgh today. The tour starts at the Scott monument, an overly ornate and very dirty ode to Sir Walter.

Next stop is the National Portrait Gallery. Portraits are not usually to my taste, but the building and several portraits turn out to be quite special.

Then we climb, climb, climb up to the top of Carton Hill. There are a couple of monuments up here, but the main reason to go up is the views.

We clamber back down and decide it is about time for lunch at a local pub. In addition to the mandatory beer and cider, I check out a local dish called Cullen Skink (goggle it) which is quite good.

Some more walking takes us to the palace and abbey of Holyroodhouse The queen stays here when she visits Edinburgh. No pictures allowed inside, but plenty of good shots on the outside.

Our feet are done in at this point, so we taxi back to our hotel.

 

Scott monument

 

 

 

Part of National Portrait Gallery

 

 

 

Portrait of James Watt

 

 

 

Quite the hairdo

 

 

 

Margaret Lindsay

I need to do some research to see where she might be on my family tree

 

 

A view from Carlton Hill

 

 

 

A view from Carlton Hill

 

 

 

Nelson monument on Carlton Hill

 

 

 

Mandatory beer and cider

 

 

 

Entry to Holyroodhouse

 

 

 

A coat of arms - presumably the queen

 

 

 

Mason's mark in stonework

 

 

 

Part of Holyroodhouse Abbey

 

 

 

Part of Holyroodhouse Abbey