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Edinburgh

Edinburgh, October 18-19, 2004.
Greyfriars Bobby and his bar.
Greyfriars Bobby and his bar.		 A close-up of Bobby.
A close-up of Bobby.		 Edinburgh has both old and new architecture, sometimes right next to each other.
Edinburgh has both old and new architecture, sometimes right next to each other.		 Edinburgh is extremely hilly... sometimes you can't tell you're on a bridge till you look down.
Edinburgh is extremely hilly... sometimes you can't tell you're on a bridge till you look down.
The castle, looking down on the city.
The castle, looking down on the city.		 A view through one of the many closes.
A view through one of the many "closes."		 Cockburn Street, in the Old Town.
Cockburn Street, in the Old Town.		 Heh. I like this.
Heh. I like this.
A view towards the Old Town from Waverley Bridge.
A view towards the Old Town from Waverley Bridge.		 The Elephant House cafe, now famous as the place where J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter.
The Elephant House cafe, now famous as the place where J.K. Rowling wrote "Harry Potter."		 The Firth of Forth.
The Firth of Forth.		 Another view of the Firth.
Another view of the Firth.
A slightly blurry picture of the famous Forth Bridges.
A slightly blurry picture of the famous Forth Bridges.		 The view of the Firth from our window in the hostel.
The view of the Firth from our window in the hostel.		 The Globetrotter Inn, our Edinburgh hostel.
The Globetrotter Inn, our Edinburgh hostel.		 St. Giles' Kirk, night view.
St. Giles' Kirk, night view.
St. Giles in the daytime.
St. Giles in the daytime.		 Another bridge view.
Another bridge view.		 Some cool graffiti on an Edinburgh wall. It looks almost cavepainting-esque, to me.
Some cool graffiti on an Edinburgh wall. It looks almost cavepainting-esque, to me.		 Some more graffiti.
Some more graffiti.
And more.
And more.		 Ian, posing.
Ian, posing.		 Ian in a close.
Ian in a close.		 Ian with the famous Scottish philosopher, Hume.
Ian with the famous Scottish philosopher, Hume.
An Edinburgh lane at night.
An Edinburgh lane at night.		 Edinburgh is beautiful at night.
Edinburgh is beautiful at night.		 A cool old house along the Royal Mile.
A cool old house along the Royal Mile.		 An excellent pint.
An excellent pint.
Princes Street, as seen from the Old Town.
Princes Street, as seen from the Old Town.		 A rose window on an unidentified church.
A rose window on an unidentified church.		 Another window from the same church.
Another window from the same church.		 The Royal Mile, looking towards Holyrood Palace and the firth.
The Royal Mile, looking towards Holyrood Palace and the firth.
The Royal Mile again.
The Royal Mile again.		 Edinburgh's creepy monument to Sir Walter Scott.
Edinburgh's creepy monument to Sir Walter Scott.		 Closer view of the design of the Scott Monument.
Closer view of the design of the Scott Monument.		 The Scott Monument at night.
The Scott Monument at night.
A view of the night skyline from Princes Street.
A view of the night skyline from Princes Street.		 Another night view.
Another night view.		 Edinburgh Castle, crowning the hill behind an unidentified statue.
Edinburgh Castle, crowning the hill behind an unidentified statue.		 Waverley Station and its cool ironwork.
Waverley Station and its cool ironwork.
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what the ?		 Part of Edinburgh Castle.
Part of Edinburgh Castle.		 The Esplanade in front of the castle, more commonly used as a parking lot.
The Esplanade in front of the castle, more commonly used as a parking lot.		 Another view of the Esplanade.
Another view of the Esplanade.
A cool shot of one of the monuments along the Esplanade.
A cool shot of one of the monuments along the Esplanade.		 Looking down at the city from the castle hill.
Looking down at the city from the castle hill.		 The hills of Fife to the north.
The hills of Fife to the north.		 A small cemetery for distinguished dogs.
A small cemetery for distinguished dogs.
The castle gatehouse.
The castle gatehouse.		 Down the Royal Mile from the gatehouse door.
Down the Royal Mile from the gatehouse door.		 The Lang Stairs, and Ian.
The Lang Stairs, and Ian.		 A mason's mark on a wall of the castle.
A mason's mark on a wall of the castle.
Mons Meg, the famous medieval siege cannon.
Mons Meg, the famous medieval siege cannon.		 New Town and the Firth, as seen from the castle.
New Town and the Firth, as seen from the castle.		 This gun fires at exactly 1:00 PM every day.
This gun fires at exactly 1:00 PM every day.		 The Firth of Forth, as seen from the castle.
The Firth of Forth, as seen from the castle.
The castle is built directly into the rock of the ancient volcano.
The castle is built directly into the rock of the ancient volcano.		 The Scott Monument, as seen from the castle.
The Scott Monument, as seen from the castle.		 St. Margaret's Chapel, the oldest building in the castle grounds at 900+ years old.
St. Margaret's Chapel, the oldest building in the castle grounds at 900+ years old.		 Inside St. Margaret's.
Inside St. Margaret's.
The castle's War Memorial, to those who fought and died in the World Wars.
The castle's War Memorial, to those who fought and died in the World Wars.		 A year marker above a castle door.
A year marker above a castle door.

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