Nice little place

We didn't tour the Palace but were given the option of returning during our free time in the afternoon. We didn't come back and now I wish we had. This was another place that figures prominently in the story of Mary Queen of Scots. It was here that she was crowned as queen and here her private secretary and confident, David Rizzio, was stabbed 57 times on orders from Lord Darnley, Mary's husband.

Day 10 (In and around Edinburgh)

July 22nd 2006
It was a bit creepy last night. With no a/c and more insufferable heat I had to leave my floor to ceiling window wide open just to get some air flow. However, with all the construction being done on the facade of the hotel there was scaffolding right outside my window. If some enterprising thief had wanted to steal a nice digital camera, an MP3 player, a bottle of Scotch and an empty wallet, he ... read more

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