A Visit to Linlithgow Palace
Ed Explores Scotland
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A wander inside Linlithgow Palace, birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots.
Given the number of stairs within the palace, we stop on quite a few occasions for a seat, sometimes in an old stone toilet, sometimes by the narrow slit of an old window, sometimes in the old courtyard where we admire the stone fountain that once flowed with wine, and sometimes on a stone seat where once was a large window looking out onto Linlithgow Loch and the countryside beyond.
For sitting has a lot going for it. I mean, sure, walking is good for you, but I might argue that sitting is probably just as beneficial to our wellbeing. Why, Mary Queen of Scots may have sat on this very seat, admiring the loch and thinking what a beautiful day it is. For it was a beautiful day at my visit.
The magnificent stone-carved fountain in the courtyard of the palace no longer skooshes with water, but AI brings it momentarily to life, and we can only wonder what it looked like when it flowed with wine.
After trying out all the stone seats, we retire to The Four Marys pub for a final seat and a few beers. And there we chat about this and that; lifts, for example. For I'm sure in the time of Mary Queen of Scots they would have liked a few lifts instead of all those palace stairs. But, I suppose they were very fit back then.
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Flute music in Linlithgow Palace by Glen Robertson.
All other music by Eddy Burns.
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Motion sensors in toilets...the mind boggles...what motions are they monitoring🤷🏽...certainly made me laugh.
An awful experience was had by me in a McDonald's disabled toilet recently in Glasgow one night with friends after leaving an event. I cannot stand and balance reliably and yet there is no way I was sitting on that toilet seat! Then the lights go out to leave me in pitch darkness, up to my ankles almost... What do I do??
A Visit to Linlithgow Palace
Ed Explores Scotland
2,944 views
A wander inside Linlithgow Palace, birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots.
Given the number of stairs within the palace, we stop on quite a few occasions for a seat, sometimes in an old stone toilet, sometimes by the narrow slit of an old window, sometimes in the old courtyard where we admire the stone fountain that once flowed with wine, and sometimes on a stone seat where once was a large window looking out onto Linlithgow Loch and the countryside beyond.
For sitting has a lot going for it. I mean, sure, walking is good for you, but I might argue that sitting is probably just as beneficial to our wellbeing. Why, Mary Queen of Scots may have sat on this very seat, admiring the loch and thinking what a beautiful day it is. For it was a beautiful day at my visit.
The magnificent stone-carved fountain in the courtyard of the palace no longer skooshes with water, but AI brings it momentarily to life, and we can only wonder what it looked like when it flowed with wine.
After trying out all the stone seats, we retire to The Four Marys pub for a final seat and a few beers. And there we chat about this and that; lifts, for example. For I'm sure in the time of Mary Queen of Scots they would have liked a few lifts instead of all those palace stairs. But, I suppose they were very fit back then.
#scottishheritage
#scottish
#scotland
#scotlandhistory
#scotlandtourism
#scotlandtravelguide
Flute music in Linlithgow Palace by Glen Robertson.
All other music by Eddy Burns.