London & Edinburgh, late July 2013 on Oceania
![I had made an online friend who (pre-cruise) offered us a ride from his home town to Edinburgh. Thanks, Stephen & Sheena!](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/20/470720/3/151890651.dh5uJGdf.jpg) I had made an online friend who (pre-cruise) offered us a ride from his home town to Edinburgh. Thanks, Stephen & Sheena! |
![In Edinburgh, we took a HOHO bus. This is the Salisbury Crags, left over from volcanic eruption.](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/20/470720/3/151891001.FFCU9VJD.jpg) In Edinburgh, we took a HOHO bus. This is the Salisbury Crags, left over from volcanic eruption. |
![Of course, there are lots of things in Edinburgh to interest readers/writers - here's Robert Burns' house.](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/20/470720/3/151890566.ZYnYup3s.jpg) Of course, there are lots of things in Edinburgh to interest readers/writers - here's Robert Burns' house. |
![Calton Hill, statue and bird from the HOHO bus](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/20/470720/3/151890568.H8KM7ir4.jpg) Calton Hill, statue and bird from the HOHO bus |
![The mighty Edinburgh Castle.](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/20/470720/3/151890571.o2dlacKO.jpg) The mighty Edinburgh Castle. |
![Beautiful Scott Monument from Waverley Bridge. You can climb up but we passed.](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/20/470720/3/151891006.fqafD6x8.jpg) Beautiful Scott Monument from Waverley Bridge. You can climb up but we passed. |
![It was a day before the huge Fringe Festival started, & the city was positively humming. Here's a busker...](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/20/470720/3/151890567.wdW1IxCY.jpg) It was a day before the huge "Fringe Festival" started, & the city was positively humming. Here's a busker... |
![And some joker decided to decorate David Hume, one of Ed's most famous statesmen!](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/20/470720/3/151891013.sBv2tTOR.jpg) And some joker decided to decorate David Hume, one of Ed's most famous statesmen! |
![Waverley train station, North Bridge & Bank of Scotland](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/20/470720/3/151902319.0E3nCn2k.jpg) Waverley train station, North Bridge & Bank of Scotland |
![The pigeons seemed to like the statues, too!](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/20/470720/3/151891014.1oslYoLW.jpg) The pigeons seemed to like the statues, too! |
![View of city from Calton Hill](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/20/470720/3/151891019.cAqli8sI.jpg) View of city from Calton Hill |
![We ate lunch near Waverley Station](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/20/470720/3/151891017.d7IqBWl7.jpg) We ate lunch near Waverley Station |
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