Today was cold and blustery and wet, but Edinburgh is a really neat place. If I were coming across the pond again, I would definitely put Edinburgh on the list of places to spend a few days. Today was the 95th birthday of the Duke of Edinburgh, so there was a changing of the guard ceremony at the entrance to the castle. Held us up - standing in the rain - unable to even see - for about 25 minutes! But the castle was worth the wait. There was also a 21 gun salute for the Duke, but it was after we left.
Before going to the castle we stopped by the Palace for a photo shoot.
Edinburgh is divided into the old city and the new city. The old city is all the buildings that were inside the walls around the castle. The new city is everything built across what was once a ditch filled with all the sewage and trash from the castle and the old city. From the castle you can really look out over the city and see old as opposed to new.
There was a very beautiful war memorial dedicated to WWI. No pictures were allowed. There were 2 soldiers standing guard outside.
There was also a very small chapel that was built in the 1100s in honor of Queen Margaret by her son. She had already become Saint Margaret. It was a beautiful but VERY small building.
Our guide was really great today. Very interesting. Told us a lot of interesting tidbits. Too much to write about and too many pictures - it was hard to choose today!
Tomorrow is a sea day. And disaster has struck because of the striking dock workers in France. We are not going to La Harve and therefore no trip to Normany. We are going to Brugge, Belgium instead. Lori and I are trying to figure out a way to go to Normandy from Paris.
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Sure hope you get to a Normandy!! It is so inspiring!!
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