AFA Edinburgh #2 Holyroodhouse - Her Majesty's Palace

Minimally, once per year the Queen comes to Edinburgh, normally the first week in July. As you will see in another post, the castle is really not fit for habitation, so the Queen stays in the Palace at the other end of town.
The name 'Holyrood' comes from the legend that the original monastery founded on this site in the 1100's was built to house a piece of Christ's cross. "Holy Rood" means 'holy cross' in Scottish. The first picture is the fountain in the courtyard of the castle. If you put the second two together just right, you see what the front of the castle looks like. (as with most palaces no pix allowed inside)