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... destroy them....how the crown/sceptre and sword were locked in a large wooden chest for 111 years ( for save keeping) and eventually Sir Walter Scott got permission to go looking for them in the Royal Strongroom.....and sure enough....when they opened the chest 111years later there they still were....we also saw the "Stone of Destiny"....which just looks like a square slab of sandstone....but Scotish Kings and Queens have sat upon the stone ...
Royal Edinburgh Diamond Jubilee Military Tattoo
... finale came around, they did a piece to Queen Elizabeth II where the “crown” was carried through the massed performers into the castle. Then the National Anthem, fireworks with “Diamonds are Forever” and ending with Auld Lang Syne which is sung much differently than I learned it. Then slowly the groups march out and it is, sadly, over. Didn’t seem to take that long and we stayed awake without ...
Off and running in Edinburgh
... things in both real estate and travel - location, location, location. It sits on the bridge connecting Edinburgh's Old and New Towns. The bridge intersects the middle of the Royal Mile on one end and Princes Street on the other. We left our baggage with the concierge and headed right out into the city.
Our first stop was the National Museum of Scotland. The plan was to spend the morning in the ...
Edingburgh ............ then across the border
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The buildings in Edinburgh are a patchy black. Why? Well the city is made of limestone, a very pourouse rock and in Victorian times everyone had a coal fire and the stone absorbed the soot. Edinburghts old affectionate name is "Auld Reeky"... because of all the polution, (all gone now). Some building have been "cleaned ...
Last day of this short break
... a comedy show but to be honest, it was all rather overwhelming and I didn't manage to get to one. It's ok though, I come across loads of markets (I'm a sucker for them) so I was happy. For lunch I secure myself a great spot in the gardens in full view of the castle, I bought a little book about the history of Edinburgh so I have a read of that with the sun on my back, occasionally looking up to steal a peek of the amazing scene which lay before me. ...
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