This chapter is from Alex's view:
It's 1p.m. and we're after the lunch. We going to Ariana's parents, and we going on trip which we planned yesterday. We'll go through the whole city Edinburgh - New Town and Old Town. There are many sights here. I can't wait, at least know her parents more. We start in Old Town. We going to see the cathedral saint Giles.
Cathedral Saint Giles: A large medieval building in the Gothic style - A Tabernacle of Presbyterians, where Johny Knox used to go to pray.
The Royal Mile ends with a Royal palace - Holyroodhouse
There's also a university. This is a neo-gothic, two - tower New Dormitory under the castle.And baroque Old Dormitory on the south side Nicolson Street. Eastern horizon lines Holyrood Park, it's the mythical seat of the King Arthur.
NEW TOWN
The northern part of the city of Edinburgh forms hillock Claton Hill with monument and astronomical observatory. Southern border forms busy Princess Street with park and four monuments. The highest monument is neo- gothic tower with statue writers Walter Scott. The dominant feature of the New Town is hotel tower building Balmoral on corner Princess Street and stone bridge Northbridge.
Alex: "Do you want to know anything from our history? ,,
Me: " love we know the history, we learn it on the elementary school :D,, (laugh all)
Mum: Let him say if he knows anything about it. Maybe he knows something what we don't.
Alex:"Thank You I look like clever but I am not. We're going to sit somewhere. And I will tell you all what I know,, (laugh and smile on me)
Alex: well let's resume. History of Edinburgh: Traces of settlement are attributed to 8500 BC. In mesolith. Edinburgh was founded in the 1st century by the Romans. They built a military camp here. They tried to conquer the tribe of the Celts. The castle palace was built in 1136 during the reign of Malcolm III.,King David founded the abbey (Holyrood Abbey). Edinburgh was part of Central Lothian. The seat of the seven kings of scotland was the Royal palace. Maria Stuartovna was in the year 1587 executed. Under King James II, Edinburgh was declared the capital of the Kingdom of Scotland.In 1745 the town was occupied by an insurgent army of Scottish highlanders. From 1907 to 1997, the Scottish Parliament did not meet here. In the second half of the 18th century, this city became the center of the Enlightenment.
Enough history there are still other monuments. For example: Edinburgh Castle- stands on a rock 135 meters high. It was founded in the 11th-12th centuries. Or: Only the gate and the later King's Bastion tower have survived. Our crown jewels: King's crown, Royal apple, steel sword, the Stone of Destiny also belongs to them - stone table.
Castle exposition: National War museum of Scotland, Royal Mile - the path leading from the castle around 3 churches to the palace, Lookout tower it includes Camera obscura, Cathedral st.Giles - basilica, founded in the 12th century on the site of the original church from 9.century. Building is 65m long and 35m wide. In interier Thistle Chapel decorated with the Scottish national Thistle flower.
Under the castle is held annually Military tattoo - military historical and cultural parade. Here is Cannonball House too - it is the house in which the cannonball from the Jacobite uprising in 1745 remained.
