1 Friday morning arrival at the Port of Rosyth just on the other side of the Firth of Forth (love saying that!) from Edinburgh, and there to welcome us at the…
2 The Scottish Parliament Building
3 The back of Holyrood Palace, the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland. To its right you can just make out the ruins of Holyrood Abbey which was…
4 The National People's Center, essentially the National Archives of Scotland, fronted by an equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington (sans traffic safety cone…
5 Fettes College is a very upper-crust co-ed private boarding school that is rumored to be one of JK Rowling's inspirations for Hogwarts Academy (which she…
6 Fettes College is a very upper-crust co-ed private boarding school that is rumored to be one of JK Rowling's inspirations for Hogwarts Academy (which she…
7 Edinburgh's monument to author Sir Walter Scott is even more impressive than the one in Glasgow
8 The weather held out, allowing us a nice morning visit to the Royal Botanic Garden
9 The weather held out, allowing us a nice morning visit to the Royal Botanic Garden
10 Hostas in bloom
11 Beds of Irises
12 Wild blue Geraniums in the foreground and Artemesia Sage behind them
13 Yellow Poppies
14 Schools, students and community groups have plots in the Demonstration Garden which is used for education and community sessions
15 Foxglove
16 Wild roses 🌹
17 "Girl" by celebrated British sculptor Reg Butler
18 Common Moorhen enjoying itself
19 Common Moorhen enjoying itself
20 A carpet waterfall of daisies 🌼🌼🌼
