6/20 The Edinburgh Royal Mile

20 June 2008 - Today I walked the Royal Mile (Canongate/High Street) from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to Edinburgh Castle on the hill. Along the way, I visited the Queens art collection of renaissance Italian artists, the new Scottish Parliament Building, the National Museum of Scotland, Royal Bank of Scotland, and a couple pubs.
Edinburgh Castle on the hill - one end of the Royal Mile ...




Holyroodhouse - the other end of the Roal Mile, the Queen's official Edinburgh residence.



I saw the Queen's collection of Italian renaissance art.



Some scenes along the Royal Mile walk ...





Old Assembly Close ...






A couple samples of stained glass windows in the Castle Chapel at the top of the hill.




A couple pubs - Greyfriars and Deacon Brodies Tavern.



I visited the new Scottish Parliament building - very contemporary design, with an "interesting" approach to seat design in the public gallery.




A couple views of Edinburgh from the hill ...




Kilts for hire ...