Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Edinburgh

Kirk on High Street

The Toll House pub on the Royal Mile

Law requires that facades be saved, so builders prop them up and build new structure behind the old walls.
High Street - the Royal Mile


St Giles

St Giles

Piper on High Street - there is a little cup to put your coins into down that step


Edinburgh Castle - that stadium is temporary and was there for the Arts Festival (July-August 2015)

the World's End pub is called that because the city walls were next to it long ago, when Edinburgh had walls)


Another of Edinburgh's many castles and monuments
White Horse pub was established in 1742 and is the oldest pub on the Royal Mile
There are little 'close's all along High Street, and this one is near St Andrews
King George IV commemorating his visit in 1822
Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle

High Street, Edinburgh

St Giles Church in Edinburgh where a cousin worked as an assistant minister while attending the University of Edinburgh (Alexander Mills (5th) 1854-1929)
Our last meal in Edinburgh was at Monteith Restaurant on High Street

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