Edinburgh Scotland in Autumn

[cessna152towser]

A few photos taken today (5th November) in Edinburgh.

On the Royal Mile

St. Giles Cathedral from outside the law courts with the lead statue of King Charles II in foreground

John Knox's grave in Parliament Square. Gabrielle and I met up with a mutual friend from the forum where we met, who works as an Edinburgh tour guide.

The Heart of Midlothian near St. Giles Cathedral marks the site of the entrance door to the old Edinburgh Tolbooth which was demolished about 1820. The door was re-installed at Sir Walter Scott's Abbotsford House.

Paisley Close, on the Royal Mile.
The carving of a boy's head and the inscription above the door Heave Awa Chaps I'm Not Dead Yet commemorates a building collapse here in the nineteenth century when a boy was rescued from the rubble after his shouts were heard. Note also there is a kilt clad mannequin at the far end of the close.

Edinburgh's oldest inhabited house, built about 1550 is next door to....

John Knox's House on the Royal Mile.

Further down the Royal Mile on the other side of the street can be found The Edinburgh Museum, housed in a building which dates from 1570.

A view across Waverley Station towards Saint Andrews House which is a government building on the site of the old Calton Jail. To the left of it the turreted building is the old governor's house of the jail and the obelisk on the left honours protestors who were transported to the colonies for demanding the right to vote. On the right can be seen Nelson's Monument on Calton Hill

The old Edinburgh Royal High School building as viewed from the Canongate cemetery.
More to follow shortly

[cessna152towser]

Holyrood Palace, the Queen's official residence in Scotland.

Holyrood Abbey Sanctuary.

The Canongate Tolbooth dates from the time when Canongate was a separate Burgh from Edinburgh, though the clock is a nineteenth century addition.

Gabrielle on the Castle Esplanade wearing her Mackay tartan shawl.

A late afternoon view of Edinburgh Castle from Princes Street Gardens West

Squirrel in Princes Street gardens

Princes Street. Those of you who came to Edinburgh for the 2009 Gathering will recall the street was dug up for tramway (streetcar) works. This is the situation today with the tramway still uncompleted.

Concluding with a shop window display on Princes Street!

[KiltedDixon]

I really enjoy your posts Sir. Always upbeat and informative. Thanks.

[Chas]

Thanks, Alex. So much that I remember from this last summer, but it seems that the rain is missing today.

Regards

Chas

[KenB]

Great pics. Thanks for the posting.

Interesting that the tracks are still not complete since I was there in 2010.

[creagdhubh]

Simply gorgeous! I wish I was in my favourite Scottish city right now! Alas, I'll have to be patient and wait until July 2012.

Again, outstanding photos as usual, Alex!

Cheers,

[Riverkilt]

What!? No pic of the boys from Trainspotting legging it down Princes Street?

Lovely pics otherwise...thanks.

[thescot]

thanks for the terrifc pictures, Alex. You always have a way of giving many of us an armchair voyage.

From the look so of the photo of you, the "red headed lass" is goof for you. You look good.

[chrisupyonder]

Great pictures. We have decided not to visit again until the trams are finished (2020?)

Chris.

[The Vicar]

Great photos...but you could have stopped at the HMFC symbol!
Robert : )