Around town,
Edinburgh
I had the
opportunity to wander around Edinburgh on the weekend. It is a big city and there is a lot to
see, but here are some of the more memorable scenes that I came across.
Look for the artistic
rendering of the picture above.
This is the park
just South of the castle right off of Princes Street, a main thoroughfare of
the city. It was very quiet Sunday
morning.
The scene above exists
as a hidden garden, but for a break in the stone wall surrounding it. Turn the
corner and you find the sleepy street below. This was my favorite part of the walk to the Gardens on
Sunday morning.
Below is Scottish
Parliament building, which is new to that country. It is the only modern style building that I saw in
Edinburgh.
Just across the
street from the Parliament building is the Holy Rood house. This is the end of Royal Mile, which
leads from the castle South through town.
The cones out front
are there to direct traffic for VE day.
Look for the artistic
version of the above picture.
Check out the
Safeway in amongst the old buildings above. Those menacing clouds by the way, parted to the scene below
where I made a left just past the Safeway.
This little
neighborhood by the river I found to be a very peaceful scene just around the
corner from the Royal botanic Garden.
Below is the view
from the Travel Lodge where we stayed just South of Edinburgh.
In the courtyard,
there was a Cherry tree. This is
at about 10:00 pm.
