Tintin goes to Edinburgh

Edinburgh Royal Mile, Part II

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July 27th 2007
After emerging from the Museum of Scotland, I got back on track heading down the Royal Mile, mainly window shopping and peeking down all the narrow alleys ("closes") that run off to the sides. At the bottom, I reached Holyrood Palace. Last time I was in Edinburgh, we were unable to visit the palace, because Queen Elizabeth II was in residence - to knight Sir Sean Connery. 😊 While decidi ... read more

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