On Monday we were blessed with another pleasant day in Edinburgh and after dropping Ada off at school we took ourselves over to Holyrood Park which sits just beyond the palace.
To get there we hopped on one of Lothian's popular and inexpensive buses and sat through its 49 stops and an unscheduled repair stop (more later) to reach the entrance by the city's Commonwealth Pool where we popped in for a coffee stop and a view for old times sake.
Have to say after a few upgrades it is looking remarkably fresh but Pauline doesn't recommend the scones!
After entering the park we decided to go clockwise around the Queens Drive, in the shadow of Salisbury Crags and Arthur's Seat.
Then, rather than continue along the low path I made Pauline climb up the rocky path (much against her will) towards Arthur's Seat before turning off and heading down to St Margaret’s Loch which lies in the shadow of the ruins of St. Anthony’s Chapel.
We then headed back uphill with some great views over the city.
This time diverting away from the summit to head down to the pretty Dunsapie Loch, on the other side of the hill.
From there we made our way to the many steps that take you down to Duddingston village, our destination for lunch and the last of our three lochs.
Duddingston Loch
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