We were in a new city and so the day began with new spreads for the toast
as I took my foods from the buffet
and organized them
after which my breakfast
and Suzanne's arrived.
We then headed towards town, gathering these signs for the dog collection
and arrived at the Sir Walter Scott memorial
and then heading through a close to reach the Royal Mile and walking
past the Toolbooth Tavern
and this preordained church
after which I posed with my friend
and we came upon the Scottish Parliament
but I was distracted by the DPD truck
before we could enter and see the heads made of match heads
and observed the actual room where parliament meets
along with the voting mechanism
before we reached the royal palace where the tour was great bit photos were not allowed
though we could take pictures in the more ancient abbey on the site
and so I recorded these memorials
and the roof
and the palace restrictions
in full detail
before noting the walls of the abbey
and the displaced then replaced vault
within the amazing structure
including the beams that were partial
and the outside area where only the foundation of the chapel existed
but the plantings were elegant
among the foundations
before we observed flower
and statue
and more flowers in the royal gardens
before we took our last exterior photos
and saluted King Edward
and took this self portrait
and this picture of the guard area
before recording the queen in her earlier days.
Next we headed to the palace cafe
where all we had was this water to sustain us on the walk back up the Royal Mile
where we ran into Adam Smith
and Hume
and then made our way to the Princes Street Gardens where there were remarkable flower arrangements
including this working clock
and the usual amazing roses
as we looked up to the castle in the distance
and then began the trek home past Thomas Chalmers.
After a break, we headed out to the Witchery
where Boswell and Johnson had met
and this was the menu
and these were the breads
and the starters including Suzanne's haggis
and my salad
and then Suzanne's salmon
and my artichoke pie
before we concluded with this plate of cheeses
and paid the bill.
On our walk to our next venue, we passed this interesting store front
and then stopped at the Doric bar
where this was a close up of the bar.
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as I took my foods from the buffet
and organized them
after which my breakfast
and Suzanne's arrived.
We then headed towards town, gathering these signs for the dog collection
and arrived at the Sir Walter Scott memorial
and then heading through a close to reach the Royal Mile and walking
past the Toolbooth Tavern
and this preordained church
after which I posed with my friend
and we came upon the Scottish Parliament
but I was distracted by the DPD truck
before we could enter and see the heads made of match heads
and observed the actual room where parliament meets
along with the voting mechanism
before we reached the royal palace where the tour was great bit photos were not allowed
though we could take pictures in the more ancient abbey on the site
and so I recorded these memorials
and the roof
and the palace restrictions
in full detail
before noting the walls of the abbey
and the displaced then replaced vault
within the amazing structure
including the beams that were partial
and the outside area where only the foundation of the chapel existed
but the plantings were elegant
among the foundations
before we observed flower
and statue
and more flowers in the royal gardens
before we took our last exterior photos
and saluted King Edward
and took this self portrait
and this picture of the guard area
before recording the queen in her earlier days.
