text: Palace Of Holyroodhouse is another must see for anyone visiting Edinburgh for the first time nnHousing royalty throughout the ages including Mary Queen of Scots between and Today it is The Queens official residence in Scotland where she comes to spend a week every summer to conduct state functions ceremonies nnSitting at end of the Royal Mile it is like you are pot of gold at the end of the mile Start w Edinburgh Castle at the top of the hill then finish up w House of Parliament Holyrood Palace nnBe sure to start your tour w the fantastic Queens Gallery which is an art museum attached to the Palace groundsthe overall cost for admission both tours is pretty darn pricey but whatever right You are on holidaynnThe gardens which should have been open while we were there were closed off would have been nice to see them nnGuided through the Palace through an audio tour the given access to lots of rooms in the house lots of artifacts to see lovely room furnishings and the recorded tour provides lots of great history stories nnWe got to see the royal bed chambers sitting rooms great rooms libraries greeting roomsthere is a lot to see nnWe also got to see the room that houses the display of The Order of the Thistle which is the highest honor in Scotland We learned The Order honors Scottish men and women who have made significant contributions to Scotlands national lifennAlso liked the fact the tour is very Senior friendly My parents had no problem with the stairs since the tour was broken up to accommodate a slower pace nnOnly downer was that Dad could not hear his audio tour due to his hearing aids The radiothing kept triggering the annoying highpitched squeal