{"id":124,"date":"2007-08-06T22:26:22","date_gmt":"2007-08-06T12:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=124"},"modified":"2007-08-06T22:26:22","modified_gmt":"2007-08-06T12:26:22","slug":"edinburgh-sights-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/britain-ireland\/edinburgh-sights-scotland","title":{"rendered":"Edinburgh Sights &#8211; Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>DAY 3 &#8211; After our Castle visit, we drove down the Royal Mile, past the venerable St Giles\u2019 Cathedral, to see the Queen\u2019s Holyroodhouse Palace before crossing over to the 18th century New Town.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"3\" align=\"right\" width=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/21818-2\/Scot_0087.jpg?resize=110%2C85\" hspace=\"3\" alt=\"St Giles Cathedral\" height=\"85\" style=\"width: 110px; height: 85px\" title=\"St Giles Cathedral\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Royal Mile was the main thoroughfare of medieval Edinburgh, linking the castle to Holyrood Palace.\u00a0 It extends from Castlehill to Canongate and many historical buildings line this stretch, for example in the second section are John Knox&#8217;s House and the Tron Kirk.\u00a0 By the way, the Royal Mile exceeds a mile by 107 yards.<\/p>\n<p>There was time in the\u00a0afternoon to shop on Prince\u2019s Street, now the city&#8217;s most famous thoroughfare.\u00a0 We instead chose to\u00a0spend the time\u00a0exploring\u00a0the Royal Mile and experiencing some of Edinburgh&#8217;s history and tourist attractions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"3\" align=\"left\" width=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/21792-2\/Scot_0073.jpg?resize=110%2C85\" hspace=\"3\" alt=\"Whisky shop, Royal Mile\" height=\"85\" style=\"width: 110px; height: 85px\" title=\"Whisky shop, Royal Mile\" \/>Edinburgh is well renowned for the arts and August is festival time.\u00a0 There were no less than six festivals on, including the Edinburgh Art Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh Internationl Festival and the International Film and Book festivals.\u00a0We walked through the Festival Fringe\u00a0 area and enjoyed some of the activities there.\u00a0 Scotland is also famous for its Scotch and this whisky merchant on the Royal Mile had an impressive window display that attracted a number of passer-bys.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"3\" align=\"right\" width=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/21826-2\/Scot_0091.jpg?resize=85%2C110\" hspace=\"3\" alt=\"John Knox\" height=\"110\" style=\"width: 85px; height: 110px\" title=\"John Knox\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As we walked a little further on, we came upon St. Giles Cathedral.\u00a0 St Giles is the High Kirk of Edinburgh and is regarded as the mother church of Presbyterianism. Founded in the 1100s, the cathedral has witnessed executions, riots and celebrations, includidng the commemoration of Robert Louise Stevenson.\u00a0 Its famous crown spire dominates the skyline of Edinburgh.\u00a0 Ironically, it was from here that John Knox directed the Scottish <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"3\" align=\"left\" width=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/21834-2\/Scot_0097.jpg?resize=85%2C110\" hspace=\"3\" alt=\"Chapel of the Order of Thistle\" height=\"110\" style=\"width: 85px; height: 110px\" title=\"Chapel of the Order of Thistle\" \/>Reformation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Cathedral also contains the Chapel of the Order of the Thistle and has honoured some of the greatest Scotsmen over the past 300 years.\u00a0 The exquisite\u00a0rib-vaulting in the chapel, with its magnificent carvings and stonework is pretty amazing.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"3\" align=\"right\" width=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/21814-2\/Scot_0085.jpg?resize=85%2C110\" hspace=\"3\" alt=\"Greyfriars Bobby\" height=\"110\" style=\"width: 85px; height: 110px\" title=\"Greyfriars Bobby\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was late afternoon and we sought out the The Greyfriars Pub, which we felt was a good spot for a lunch break and to visit the graveyard of\u00a0Greyfriars Bobby.\u00a0 This faithful little Skye terrier sat on an old drinking fountain near the gateway to Greyfriars Church, guarding his master&#8217;s grave for 14 years.\u00a0 The people of Edinburgh fed him until his death in 1872.\u00a0 There were so many other interesting and historical buildings and landmarks, and not to mention pubs,\u00a0that it was impossible to explore everything in a day.<\/p>\n<p>Helen\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAY 3 &#8211; After our Castle visit, we drove down the Royal Mile, past the venerable St Giles\u2019 Cathedral, to see the Queen\u2019s Holyroodhouse Palace before crossing over to the 18th century New Town. 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