Holland, England, Wales, Scotland, Dec 23, 2000-Jan 7, 2001
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After the castle, we traveled the Royal Mile
to Holyrood Palace. This is the present Queen's
home and has been the homeof royalty, since
before Mary, Queen of Scots
They did not allow photos to be taken inside,
but, Richard managed.
Holyrood AbbeyDates back to 1128. Mary, Queen of Scots
was married here to Lord Darnley
around 1560.
It is in total ruins, despite efforts to restoreMany Kings are buried here.
Time to leave Edinburgh at night...and Arlene
Sir Walter Scott Monument in EdinburghSir Walter Scott's Abbotsford House
in Melrose, Scotland. This is one
of Richard's favorite places that we visited.
Arlene did not particularly care for
the 1/4 mile uphill hike!
The collections in the house are priceless.
The is the sword of Rob Roy
And this was Rob Roy's gun.Here we are on our merry way to York.
I think Richard is wondering how he
got himself into this!
We stopped to take a photo of
Jedburgh Abbey.
And a photo of Hadrian's Wall that at one
time spanned the width of England
Here we are in York, England.
I spied some beautiful little teapots A busy York Street