During our 2016 visit to Edinburgh, Scotland, Cory and I were naturally in awe of the Castles and historical architecture of the city. We were, however, even more impressed with the seamless transition from old to new in the city.
In Edinburgh there is a section of the city known as Royal Mile. The Royal Mile is a stretch of road, comprising of Canon Gate and High Street, between Holyrood Palace and Edinburgh Castle. Holyrood is pictured at the bottom of this post while Edinburgh Castle is on a hill and featured at the top. Edinburgh Castle dates back to the time of Robert the Bruce, you see his standard at the entrance of the castle, and has served as an important military and fortification structure in the city for centuries. Holyrood Palace has been a royal estate as far back as Mary Queen of Scots. It is believed that a distant relative of Cory's played a role in the assassination of an Italian ambassador, at Holyrood palace in front of Mary.
As we left Endinburgh Castle walking east tower Holyrood Palace, only 1 mile a way, we came across a bag piper in full regalia playing some of the most recognizable Scottish anthems. As we walked we went into several shops from local tea rooms, cafes, souvenir shops, and convenience stores. At one point we noticed a peculiar contrast in the city, at the same time a road maintenance crew was repairing a section of the historic cobble stone street, just around the corner on a side street, there was a young person tagging walls with graffiti.
Before crossing the street to go to Holyrood Palace, and walking the same halls that some of Cory's alleged ancestors and relatives might have walked, we came across the Scottish Parliament building. The Scottish Parliament is a modern building with many post-modern architectural accents. Many of the buildings look wavy an non-uniform, much like flower petals. This is in stark contrast to Holyrood Palace next door. It was very cool to experience so much life, culture, diversity and synchronization between historic and modern Scotland.
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