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Holyrood Palace

The other end of the Royal Mile, where I started my hike.
First Day in Scotland

July 9th 2013
Left Durham on an early morning train for Edinburgh, about 2 hours away. An especially beautiful ride because the train mainly follows the shoreline of the North Sea, which made for some scenic views. In by 10:30ish, and relatively easily found my new guesthouse, the Elder York, in the New Town. It's truly a family guesthouse, with the really nice older dad greeting me and providing a lot of i ... read more
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