More of Edinburgh...

Here are some more pictures of Edinburgh for your enjoyment. They range from the Royal Yacht Britannia to the top of Walter Scott's monument.


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Edinburgh was actually built in layers, so this part of the city that I'm standing on is newer than down below. The City Library. Close up of the prior, for my family. For my mother. Should go into my signage collection perhaps... Construction on the Parliament building. Dynamic Earth: a sort of multimedia presentation about the history of the planet resides in this really bizarre building (in back is Salisbury Crags).

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Salisbury Crags from the base. A look back at the city from Salisbury Crags. Arthur's Seat and the road leading to the summit. Looking back at the Crags. Arthur's Seat again. Her Majesty's Royal Yacht, the Britannia. Took me a couple of hours to find it.

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Again, the Britannia. A view from the Britannia's deck out into the Firth. The Bridge of the Britannia. A view out into the Forth again. Back into the bridge... A look down the rear of the Britannia. Notice the smaller boats hung on the side.

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A look back at Arthur's Seat from the Britannia...I've come a long way. Officer's Cabin. Officer's cabin, other way. The Admiral's bathroom. Lucky man, he gets a bathtub! Admiral's bedroom. My first attempt at taking a picture of the Rolls Royce that is on the ship.

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Second attempt at the Rolls Royce. Sadly, too much glare. The veranda deck of the yacht. The official bell of the Yacht. An illicit shot of the sun cabin. I wasn't supposed to take a photograph... A nice picture showing the royal family's cruise around the Middle East. The Engine Room.

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The other side of the engine room. The castle is silhouetted on the right. It's going to be a long walk back... Another piece of Signange I liked. Good name for a restaurant. Picture from Walter Scott's monument. There's the castle. Looking towards the Old Town. Lovely stained glass window inside the monument.

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Another pretty window. Window #3. Window #4. Another view of Old Town. A look down Princes Street. A look towards New Town and the Firth.

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Up we go to the next level. Down towards the National Gallery. Over towards Arthur's Seat. The castle once again. Another look down Princes Street to the hills beyond. Why you shouldn't put people up on a pedestal... Towards the Firth.

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Down towards Princes Street and Calton Hill. A higher view out towards the Hills (West I think). If you look closely, you can just see the bridge off in the distance. Out towards the Firth. Back towards Arthur's Seat and the Crags. If you look carefully, you can see people out walking on the Crags. Arthur's Seat backs the Old Town.

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Getting even higher up...there's the Firth again. More water. There's water this way too! There's the bridge over the train station and the Crags to the right. Princes Street and the Princes Street Gardens. The Old Town again. Nice look at the Firth.

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Back towards Calton Hill. This plane is too close, I think. Perhaps it's not that close after all... There's the bagpiper down at the bottom there...he looks so small! Even Edinburgh has its weirdos in the park. Here's what I was just taking all the pictures from! Walter Scott's monument.

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The bottom of the monument, with Walter's statue there in the middle. Who doesn't love Freemasons? A nice picture of the Castle from Charlotte Square to finish off the "roll".

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