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This was our second trip to Edinburgh; we'd been here in late September,
2001 when few people were venturing onto planes.
We knew we had to come back, so we decided spent four nights there after our visit
to Kirkwall.
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The famous Edinburgh Castle is a must-see, of course. But we did it very thoroughly on our last visit so we gave it scant attention this time around. You can get more information at
the official web-site:
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This we shot with the
caption
"Typical street scene" in mind. Then we read the sidewalk sign a bit
closer. So now the caption would have to be "Typical Scottish Breakfast
Options"
Check it out..
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Two pictures from our hotel, the Caledonian. It's a favorite of the
actor Sean Connery. In the lobby there's a picture of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans leading Trigger (Roy's horse) up the staircase at
near left. Our room is
shown at extreme left. The sleeping section was actually on a different level, and the room had two entrances. We had to remember that the first porcelain thing in the bathroom was the bidet
and the second was the toilet. Wouldn't want to mix them up.
We stayed here on Hilton points. Total bill for 4 nights: about $15
... that was for Regina's Internet connections. |
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Regina's friend is a poet named Robert Fergusson. He was greatly admired by Robert Burns, his fellow poet. When Fergusson died a pauper, Burns paid for his gravestone in a church nearby.
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Here's the tomb of the great economist Adam Smith, near the same church. We had no idea he was buried here; it was a lucky discovery.
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understated text is interesting.)
On our last trip to Scotland we found the grave of the philosopher David Hume in another churchyard. |
Holyrood palace. Mary, Queen of Scots lived in the palace and was married to Lord Darnley here. The place where her friend and confidant, David Rizzo was murdered is marked in one of the rooms. Now it's the official residence of the Royal family when they're in Edinburgh.
A short history of the palace can be found at
the official web site. |
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 A sentiment from
the past mounted on a churchyard wall.
The text encourages brotherhood. Not always
common in Scotland, sadly. |
The ruins of the chapel at Holyrood.
One can only imagine what it might have looked like when it was in its
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The forbidding basalt crags leading up to Edinburgh castle.
Imagine scaling such a wall with arrows raining down from the turret above. |
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