The Great Scottish Adventure

[Chas]

Bottom of the Royal Mile.

A shot of the castle - in the distance (the castle spreads out a bit). On the right is a monument to Adam Somebody, who I had never heard about. How important he is or was, I don't know. The interesting thing is the plinth and terrace he is standing upon - Scottish Baronial again. It crops up everywhere!



A little further on is the Scott Memorial - quite an imposing and impressive monument.







Next is the Scottish Parliament Building. Some love it - some loathe it. It was grossly over budget and over time, but it has a certain something. The more I see it the more it grows on me. The site is roughly 'L' shaped. Down one side - taken from the Royal Mile.



Taken from the entrance looking outwards, towards Holyrood Chapel. Note the three flags flying out side the Parliament, The Union Flag, The Saltire and the Flag of Europe.



Looking towards the Entrance. The flags are behind us in this shot and the main entrance is tucked away to the right in a corner.



This got left out. Half way down the Royal Mile.



What else to say. We found an excellent Turkish cafe/restaurant for lunch - wonderful food. I bought Margaret a green marble necklace, unique in Europe. The rain had not let up all day so we said good bye to the capital and headed back to the station. Again the train was waiting for us and we were back in Hawick before long. We dined in a really good Indian restaurant in Hawick - Alex knows some great places to eat and off the bed for an early start at the games in the morning.

This concludes Saturday. In real time it is 00:50 in the morning here, so I am holding Sunday until I get some sleep.

See you tomorrow.

Regards

Chas

[CMcG]

Thanks Chas, it's great to see some of these famous and historic sites that I've only heard about.

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Great pictures, can't wait to see the ones of the games!

[kiltedRTR]

Great picture! This makes me want to visit Scotland even more. Can't wait to see the games.

[Santa Wally]

Bottom of the Royal Mile.

Next is the Scottish Parliament Building. Some love it - some loathe it. It was grossly over budget and over time, but it has a certain something. The more I see it the more it grows on me. The site is roughly 'L' shaped. Down one side - taken from the Royal Mile.




Looking towards the Entrance. The flags are behind us in this shot and the main entrance is tucked away to the right in a corner.



Chas

The Scottish Parliament Building absolutely looks totally out-of-place. It seems like a modern structure could retain some traditional elements that would be pleasing to the eye while still being modern and unique for such an important building. This is simply JARRING to the eye and senses. I've seen new additions on historic buildings in the U.S. that retain qualities of the original, if you can understand what I'm trying to say. Sorry I don't have any photos of examples that I could post.

Chas, I've really enjoyed the other photos. Thanks for posting them.

[lukeyrobertson]

Fine photos. They tug at me. Yes they do.

[EagleJCS]

You will have noticed that the rain has started and everything is taking on a shiny grey look.
Chas

RAIN?!? It rains in Scotland?!? I would've thought they'd washed the streets and sidewalks for you and Alex!

They are nice pics, BTW...

[seanachie]

Chas:
Can you tell me what roadway that stone is on? I have ventured to Edinburgh a few times with friends from Hexham in Northumberland and have not seen as good a place for a pic as that stone. My friend is a retired planning officer so knows the back roads which may account for my missing such a a good picture spot. Thanks

[Ancienne Alliance]

Thank you for sharing this with us !


Best,

Robert

[Jock Scot]

I can't wait for the rest!