The Recently Refurbished Great Hall

The tannish pink building is the Great Hall. On our visit back in 2006 the new copper roof had just been finished. In three years it had already lost much of its shine. Yet the walls of the building still look new and out of place among all the dark battlements and buildings of the castle. The Great Hall was built during the reign of James VI in the 16th Century. It hosted royal banquets, baptisms and coronations.

Day Seven - Making Sure We Got Our Money's Worth Out of This Rental Car

December 30th 2009
We had arranged with Laura for breakfast at 8:00. Grandma, Gail and I were there two minutes early. The kids took their sweet time. No problem though because Laura was ready for us and quite happy to put together almost anything we wanted for breakfast. She had printed menus which allowed Tyler and I to order almost everything on the list. Once again we opted for the full Scottish breakfast w ... read more

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