Scotland Vacation June 2007

**McClef** · 31st July 07, 03:22 AM

Always good to see my Braveheart friend, did you pose with him?

**Mike1** · 31st July 07, 03:54 AM

Good shots Dee. Thanks for sharing them. I agree with your observation of the last image, it is a cracker. Next time you visit the other one, take a look at the Edinburgh thread in the Scrapbook. Maitland was in Edinburgh last Friday and nearly took the very same picture as you.

**Une** · 31st July 07, 08:47 AM

Originally Posted by starbkjrus

I will (finnaly) end this with the one picture that I found to be pretty much outstanding out of all the pics that we took:

An nice photo of Edinburgh taken from Princes' Street looking east across to the old city. Arthur's Seat is in the background with Holyrood Palace and the Scotish Parliament somewhere hidden at the bottom of the hill behind the old city buildings.

I hope everyone has enjoyed the pics. I'm not very good at telling a story and goodness knows I'm not Alex or P1M as a photographer. I just hope that someone can use these to plan a bit of a vacation. Ya know...looking at this one pic...I think I finally got something right.

Enjoy!

You sure did Dee it would make a wonderful postcard.

**cessna152towser** · 31st July 07, 11:53 AM

An excellent photothread, Dee, much appreciated, and glad you enjoyed your Scottish tour. Haste ye back.

**McClef** · 31st July 07, 01:26 PM

Photobucket was down for maintenance earlier when I wanted to show me with the Braveheart chappie...

Here it is now!

**starbkjrus** · 31st July 07, 04:19 PM

JUST when you thought it was safe......

Since this was our last day in Edinburgh I thought I'd add this series of photos. It was quite interesing... and this really IS the last set.

Check out the link for photos of our last day:

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ght=parliament

**starbkjrus** · 31st July 07, 04:27 PM

Originally Posted by McClef

Photobucket was down for maintenance earlier when I wanted to show me with the Braveheart chappie...

Here it is now!

My goodness Trefor. I certainly hope that he is on the "up and up". I was quite intrigued with the charity and freely donated. I hope to goodness that he is not one of those folks you see that are just hawking crap and keeping the money.

and

I mean, good gawd, I live in Washinton DC and am imune to all that crap. Please tell me he was legit.

**Hamish** · 31st July 07, 05:37 PM

That same 'Braveheart' fellow has been outside the Old Town Weaving Mill building, rain or shine, for years. Always posing for or with tourists and always claiming to be collecting for charity. If he was not legit I think he would have been sussed out by now! He does not appear to be of pensionable age, so quite how he exists, I have no idea.

**McClef** · 1st August 07, 02:10 AM

No Dee, as Hamish says he has been there for a long time and would certainly have been sussed as a con merchant.

You can even buy postcards of him and also fridge magnets (I have two)!

Interestingly he claims to be the cousin of the Crown Princess of Denmark but she is an Australian whose parents came from Scotland so you never know!

**Phil** · 1st August 07, 03:03 AM

Originally Posted by McClef

No Dee, as Hamish says he has been there for a long time and would certainly have been sussed as a con merchant.

You can even buy postcards of him and also fridge magnets (I have two)!

Interestingly he claims to be the cousin of the Crown Princess of Denmark but she is an Australian whose parents came from Scotland so you never know!

I've never seen this guy although I've never seen the weaving mill either (and I live in the place!). Usual story though isn't it. Loved the photos and you were lucky with the weather particularly that shot in the gardens looking towards the North Bridge with the Scotsman hotel on the right.