November 29, 2008
Edinburgh Castle
Another day in Edinburgh and the day to tour the castle. We again climbed up the steep incline to the castle. The castle is built into the stone on top of the hill so that it appears to merely be a part of the boulders and not a separate entity sitting atop the land. Inside the castle is almost a little village. There is an old hospital, a military prison, and military barracks. The castle appears menacing from the outside as one approaches it with the barrels of cannons peering out to defend the structure. This is also the location where Mary Queen of Scots gave birth to King James. Here are some of the more interesting pictures with explanations
Entrance to the Castle
The defense portion with the cannons
The hostpital in the castle
Picture of a ship carved into the wall in the prisoner yard
Cannon
At the end of the day, we again ended up at The Tass, the pub we visited last night. For tea we had decided to try a quaint Italian café so did not have tea at the pub. Instead we had a variety of olives while we listened to more music. There were several other areas we would have like to visit including the Holyrood Palace which the queen usually visits in early December, and a Royal Gallery.
Edinburgh Castle
Another day in Edinburgh and the day to tour the castle. We again climbed up the steep incline to the castle. The castle is built into the stone on top of the hill so that it appears to merely be a part of the boulders and not a separate entity sitting atop the land. Inside the castle is almost a little village. There is an old hospital, a military prison, and military barracks. The castle appears menacing from the outside as one approaches it with the barrels of cannons peering out to defend the structure. This is also the location where Mary Queen of Scots gave birth to King James. Here are some of the more interesting pictures with explanations
Entrance to the Castle The defense portion with the cannons The hostpital in the castle Picture of a ship carved into the wall in the prisoner yard Grave yard for officers dogs
CannonAt the end of the day, we again ended up at The Tass, the pub we visited last night. For tea we had decided to try a quaint Italian café so did not have tea at the pub. Instead we had a variety of olives while we listened to more music. There were several other areas we would have like to visit including the Holyrood Palace which the queen usually visits in early December, and a Royal Gallery.
1 comment:
Olives!! What was your favorite kind?
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