King Arthur's seat is an old volcanic hill in Holyrood Park at the end of the Royal Mile in old Edinburgh. The Royal Mile is bookmarked by Edinburgh Castle at one end and Holyrood castle at the other. Holyrood Castle is the Queen's official residence when she visits Scotland. Full of 'piss and vinegar, Peter and I decided to hike to the top of Arthur's seat, with a summit of 251 meters.
The wind was howling and the temperature was 10 degrees. The walk became a climb, and, with the wind, a tougher go than we had thought...but, we did it. Back up the royal mile for a pint and a pub lunch made it all worth while.
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| Gates to Holyrood Palace, Queen's residence |
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| Fixer-upper...chapel of St. Anthony, curer of skin diseases |
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| Holyrood Palace next to the green |
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| Yellow flowers that were everywhere |
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| Windswept Peter walking up to the summit |
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| Windswept Peter at the summit overlooking Edinburgh |
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| Pub at end of royal mile; people actually believed that the world ended beyond this point. |
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| Pub lunch, bangers and mash |
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