
I came past the Palace and up The Canongate and the Royal Mile just as everyone was leaving, so my usual ten minute drive home from 7th Space took an hour.
But I didn’t really mind. It was lovely watching all the beautiful and colourful outfits and hats of the ladies. They looked like an elegant flock of birds. And the men looked just as gorgeous. They were in black suits, full kilt regalia or Armed Forces dress uniforms. Most of them looked proud of the lovely ladies on their arms, too. As I looked back at the magnificent gates, I saw the gold tips of the towers glinting against a stormy sky.
As they walked up the steep Royal Mile I was suddenly transported back in time and could easily imagine the Scots courtiers and officials following Mary Queen of Scots on processional from the Palace to the Castle.
It’s one of the wonderful things about living in Edinburgh - past, present and the future are always hand in hand.
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