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September, 2008, we visited Scotland, staying in Edinburgh, and making some day trips outside that city.
This kind of architecture is everywhere in Edinburgh.
Can you spot the tourists in these pictures?
Interesting combination of businesses here.
Get your kilts here!
Entrance to Edinburgh Castle.
These two guys gave us an interesting and very funny talk about weapons used in the 17th century. They introduced themselves as Elvis Presley and John Lennon, but I don't think those were their real names.
Angela got to know some of the locals.
Holyrood Castle
A little snack on the Royal Mile.
We almost tried deep-fried Mars Bars, but couldn't quite bring ourselves to do it.
Greyfriars Bobby, the little dog who stayed near his master's grave for 14 years.
Bobby's headstone in Greyfriars Church yard. Actually, Bobby is buried just outside the church yard, since animals could not be buried in consecrated ground. People still leave tokens of all sorts in memory of him.
Bridge over the Firth of Forth.
Church where Robert The Bruce is laid to rest.
A little village we passed on the way to Stirling Castle.
A very old fashioned style of garden we were able to wander through.
The paths are covered with cockle shells.
The Kitchen at Stirling Castle.
Stirling Castle
Robert The Bruce.
In the town of Stirling.
Roslyn Chapel.
A couple of loyal followers of Robert The Bruce.
A couple of views of the grounds at Roslyn Chapel.
Tapestries inside Stirling Castle.
A few pictures from a street full of food vendors just off Princes Street.
In the Highlands, on the way to Loch Ness.
The Sir Walter Scott Monument.
A Highland Cow.
A little cottage near Loch Ness.
Scenes from Loch Ness. (Sorry, no pictures of the Monster.)
On the way to the appropriately named High Street in Edinburgh, also known as the Royal Mile.
Heather in bloom.
This was a delightful busker: a statue who came to life to "knight" whoever came up to him. He and Wai-Kam seemed to really hit it off.
In the days when public hangings took place near here, the condemned were allowed to stop here for a drink before being hanged. Hence, the last drop.
J.K. Rowling is said to have sat in the coffee shop where the big windows are to work on her Harry Potter books. Some of the buildings in Edinburgh inspired Hogwarts School.
