Edinburgh (3)
Down the Royal Mile we go!
Be careful, tho - esp if you are wearing heels!
Don't forget to stop by the Writers' Museum (free again!).
It houses manuscripts and memorabilia belonging to Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.
Further down the road, you'll come to the Parliament Square - there you'd see the majestic St Giles Cathedral (with a statute of John Knox inside - u'd have to pay to take pics, tho), the Mercat Cross. Behind the Cathedral are the High Courts.
Don't miss the cobblestoned Heart of Midlothian - but keep your distance! Traditionally, people spit on it for luck!
Further down, you come to the City Chambers. I saw this memorial there which was similar to the one at the Taiping Lake Gardens back home!
There was this mime along the Royal Mile performing
John Knox's house is along the Royal Mile too.
Try to climb... err, walk up to Arthur's Seat just outside the town area. The pic taken above is by me old Nikon film camera in 1994. Lovely views of the town and the sunset!
Be careful, tho - esp if you are wearing heels!
Don't forget to stop by the Writers' Museum (free again!).
It houses manuscripts and memorabilia belonging to Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.
Quotes are inscribed on the pavement outside!
Further down the road, you'll come to the Parliament Square - there you'd see the majestic St Giles Cathedral (with a statute of John Knox inside - u'd have to pay to take pics, tho), the Mercat Cross. Behind the Cathedral are the High Courts.
Don't miss the cobblestoned Heart of Midlothian - but keep your distance! Traditionally, people spit on it for luck!
Further down, you come to the City Chambers. I saw this memorial there which was similar to the one at the Taiping Lake Gardens back home!
There was this mime along the Royal Mile performing
John Knox's house is along the Royal Mile too.
There are also many shops selling nice souvenirs and oso value for money backpackers' inns along the Royal Mile.
At the other end is the Scottish Parliament. By the time i reached there, it was dark and closed. But it looked really impressive. Well, it should be - it cost in excess of 430 million pounds!!!!!!! It was a fiasco but no one was found to take the blame!
There are many other sights (like the one below - the tiny statute of Greyfriars Bobby, a Skye terrier who from 1858 to 1872 maintained a vigil over his master's grave!). Spend a few days at Edinburgh to take in all the sights. It's worth it!
At the other end is the Scottish Parliament. By the time i reached there, it was dark and closed. But it looked really impressive. Well, it should be - it cost in excess of 430 million pounds!!!!!!! It was a fiasco but no one was found to take the blame!
There are many other sights (like the one below - the tiny statute of Greyfriars Bobby, a Skye terrier who from 1858 to 1872 maintained a vigil over his master's grave!). Spend a few days at Edinburgh to take in all the sights. It's worth it!
Try to climb... err, walk up to Arthur's Seat just outside the town area. The pic taken above is by me old Nikon film camera in 1994. Lovely views of the town and the sunset!
Views of the Edinburgh skylines (did some effects thingy for the last 2):-
