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8th February 07, 09:38 AM
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Early spring time in Edinburgh
Ann and I arrived back from our week in Edinburgh around lunchtime today. Lots of posts on x-marks for me to catch up on, but meantime here are a few photos to share the delights of Edinburgh.
Edinburgh Castle from the west end of Princes Street. (north and west side of castle)
Having made our way via the Mound and the top end of the Royal Mile to the Castle Esplanade we can see that the rock face on the south of the castle is equally forbidding.
The entrance to the castle
The trip was partly on business and partly for leisure. Here I am on the Castle esplanade in my working clothes. Black wool 8 yard 16 oz. kilt.
Late in the afternoon, with the sun in the west behind the castle it looks very forbidding as the last visitors of the day leave.
The Castle esplanade provides a fine vantage point for a northward view over Princes Street and beyond to the Firth of Forth and the Fife Coast.
Wives expect to be taken to the shops, where the view from the conservatory cafe atop the John Lewis store in the St. James Centre is also photogenic.
From the other side of the conservatory cafe we can look across at Calton Hill.
Last edited by cessna152towser; 8th February 07 at 10:06 AM.
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8th February 07, 09:43 AM
#2
The Scott Monument
By the Scott Monument in Black Watch acrylic from Union Kilts, Princes Street in background.
With the transport in the back court of The Edinburgh Residence
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8th February 07, 09:46 AM
#3
Another picture delight, Alex
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8th February 07, 09:48 AM
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Edinburgh Zoo is terraced all the way up the south face of Corstorphine Hill in the western suburbs of Edinburgh. No visit to the zoo is complete without climbing to the hill top viewpoint where we look back towards the city centre. The prominent hill in the background is Arthur's Seat, within Holyrood Park.
From the same spot, looking north-eastwards towards the Firth of Forth.
An almost black Jaguar
Amur Tiger
Zebras
Ann and I outside Stripes Cafe at Edinburgh Zoo.
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8th February 07, 09:52 AM
#5
That is now in my Top 10 Places I Want to go Before I Die.
Man has will, but woman has her way. -Oliver Wendell Holmes
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8th February 07, 09:59 AM
#6
excellent piccies Alex!
ta fur those...
slainte
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8th February 07, 10:22 AM
#7
Excellent pictures and tour, Alex. Thanks for posting.
"Touch not the cat bot a glove."
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8th February 07, 10:28 AM
#8
Great pictures as always. Thanks for sharing.
“A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you're looking down, you can't see something that's above you.” -C.S. Lewis
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8th February 07, 10:30 AM
#9
I never tire of seeing your pictures, thanks for posting these.
"If the Party could thrust its hand into the past and say this or that even, it never happened—that, surely, was more terrifying than mere torture and death."
- George Orwell, 1984, Book 1, Chapter 3
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8th February 07, 10:31 AM
#10
As my niece said  I simply must go there too. I always look forward to your photo yours.
Grand Duke Dirk the Festive of Hope End
If this is the men's department, where are the kilts?
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