Holyroodhouse - Edinburgh - Aug 2005
This was part of my Edinburgh trip last summer. Edinburgh is a pretty cool town, and it's just crazy in August. There are several music/arts festivals during this month. When we were there, the Fringe Festival was in full swing. This is a monthlong festival of independant theatre and music, from all around Europe. What this means is that the city is packed with tourists, and hotels are REALLY expensive. We had to stay in a town about 60 miles away (Glenrothes) to get an affordable room. So the first day, we decided to check out the lower half of the Royal mile. This is the old main street of Edinburgh, which now connects Edinburgh Castle with Holyroodhouse. Holyroodhouse is the official residence of the Queen in Scotland, but they have a large part of the castle open for tourists. It's a pretty good tour, with the headphones and all. There were some interesting bits with Mary, Queen of Scots, who lived here for a while. As with most castles, no photos were allowed inside, so I just have pictures of the outside and the grounds. There is an old abbey next to the castle, that was never rebuilt after a hurricane damaged it in the 18th century.
Deserted train station (It was Sunday morn)	Fountain	It had cool carvings, but was turned off.
	I'm not sure what tartan the attendants wore...	That's Arthur's Seat in the background	If I remember, this was the oldest part of the castle.
		I need one of these on my house.	Nice courtyard
	Remains of the abbey
	Yes, these are empty stone coffins. Not sure where the bodies are.
	Nice creepy monument. This place would be cool on a dark, stormy night.	He's happy though.
Remains of old buildings in the back yard!
			Goverment building across the street from the castle.
Here are a few pictures of the city.	There are monuments on top of the surrounding hills. I think one was an observatory.		Very old city, but still growing and being renewed.
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