Holyrood Holyrood. A working palace, a palace of old and new, well mostly old but the current (new) monarchy use this Palace when in Scotland. It is truly a beautiful Palace. The history, like all …
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Have you been to Calton Hill?
I have been to Calton Hill. I went there at the end of April 2016 for the incredible Beltane Fire Festival! It was so cold that night, but totally worth all the frozen toes, I …

Incredible views of Edinburgh thanks to the impressive Scott Monument…
Breakfast Did I mention how wonderful our hosts were at Bunree? If not I will again. Una and Hamish were so nice and helpful and great cooks!! After a wonderful meal, we headed out to Halbeath …

Scotland how I have missed you…
I really love Scotland If I have not made it clear in my posts of Scotland, I love Scotland. Since I was little, Scotland has always been my dream place. So, in 2016 I went …

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo! What an event and one that I have wanted to see for quite some time. It’s not easy getting to Edinburgh in August, planning, vacation request and of course the …

Welcome to Edinburgh!
The Fringe! What the heck is the Fringe? Edinburgh Festival is going on right now in the month of August and I walked right smack into it! Dragging two bags and a large shoulder bag, …

I am here! Back to my beloved Scotland
This trip to Scotland is shorter than the last two I took and with as much effort as possible, written about in real time! I am here. Long and I mean long travel day started …

A sunny day in Holyrood… A working Palace…
Holyrood It is a working palace that the Queen of England still stays at when she in town, though Balmoral is the place where she relaxes with family. It was a beautiful palace with wonderful …