On Friday afternoon Nathan and I caught the train up to Edinburgh - even though the train goes fast it is still a 5 hour journey!! We had our laptop to watch movies on but it didn't work too well when we are sharing an ear piece each - with the load noise of the train drowning out any sound we could hear from our singular ear piece.
On Saturday we headed to the Palace of Holyroodhouse which is the Queen's official residence in Scotland. Holyrood Abbey was founded in 1128 and Holyrood Palace has been serving as the official residence of Kings and Queens of Scots since the 15th century. We weren't allowed to take any photos inside the palace but I have some of the gardens and the ruins of the Abbey.
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| Ruins of Holyrood Abbey to the right |
After out tour around the palace we caught a bus out to the harbour where the royal yacht Britannia is moored. We were able to take a tour through the boat and it was amazing. As the Queen felt very relaxed on board there are lots of family photographs that are unposed and it was neat seeing a different side to the royal family. Britannia was launched in 1953 and for over 44 years she served the Royal Family, travelling over one million miles to become the most famous ship in the world. She was built with the dual role of becoming a hospital ship if needed.
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| On the sun deck of Britannia |
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| Lounge room |
After a day of royality it was back to our apartment to change into warmer clothes in preparation for the evening show of the Military Tattoo staged at Edinburgh Castle. The show was fantastic, with the castle used to project images and lighting effects, and the fireworks at the end were a highlight to finish off the show. No military band from NZ performed, but there were representatives from Australia, USA and Norway - which has compulsory military consignment for one year.
Sunday was a lazy day with wandering around the royal mile, doing a spot of shopping around grass market, walking through princess gardens and meeting up with Alex for a late lunch. From here it was back to the apartment to collect our stuff and head to the train station. On our way back we travelled first class and had loads of seat space as well as getting served sandwiches, drinks and cakes. A nice way to cap off a good weekend.
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| Nath looking bored on the way home |
On Saturday we headed to the Palace of Holyroodhouse which is the Queen's official residence in Scotland. Holyrood Abbey was founded in 1128 and Holyrood Palace has been serving as the official residence of Kings and Queens of Scots since the 15th century. We weren't allowed to take any photos inside the palace but I have some of the gardens and the ruins of the Abbey. 
After a day of royality it was back to our apartment to change into warmer clothes in preparation for the evening show of the Military Tattoo staged at Edinburgh Castle. The show was fantastic, with the castle used to project images and lighting effects, and the fireworks at the end were a highlight to finish off the show. No military band from NZ performed, but there were representatives from Australia, USA and Norway - which has compulsory military consignment for one year.
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