Friday continued

We went from Holyrood Castle and the gardens outside into what our book called the Queen’s Gallery but is now the King’s Gallery. The exhibit was mostly paintings of long deceased royals in great clothing and a few artifacts of royal clothing style and, of more interest to us, lots of information about clothing construction.

King Charles is responsible for a Physic Garden out front, full of medicinal plants, and now used for training health care professionals.

The thistle, the Scottish national flower, was prominent and a small stone building in the garden was charming.

On the Royal Mile between Holyrood House and Edinburgh Castle are many touristy shops, historic sites, and statues. I really liked Edinburgh.