She's Not Here Now. She's Out Queening.

Holyrood Palace is one of Queen Elizabeth's homes. It is officially known as the seat of Scottish kings and queens and since Elizabeth is Queen of the United Kingdom, this is her crib now. It is most famous as the place where Mary Queen of Scots' advisor, David Rizzio, was murdered right before her eyes. Once just an abbey, Scottish Kings built a home next to the guys with the money. Now the abbey is in ruins and the palace is a populat tourist attraction.

Day Two Where We Try To Find Something to Do

December 25th 2009
Merry Christmas to us. In the spirit of the holiday I allowed everyone to sleep in a bit. Had it been any other day I would have had us out exploring the city at the break of dawn. Knowing how things shut down completely on Christmas Day I figured this would be our one day to take it easy. I woke up very early, like around 4:00 am, but was able to fall back asleep. The night before the alley ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Midlothian » Edinburgh

Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more

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