National Gallery of Scotland Edinburgh

We are in the capital city of Scotland, Edinburgh and really made the most of it. It rained off and on but by 4pm the sky opened up and we had some sun. It felt so good to see the sun today.

Our morning started by touring St. Giles Cathedral and then heading up to the castle in Edinburgh. It was foggy all morning until about noon so our …

... won btw) so a museum was the ideal refuge for some peace and quiet.    I eventually went to the Scottish National gallery of Modern Art. Cool museum. Cool art. Beside works of S.J. Peploe, Max Ernst and Salvador Dali, there were two works of ...

... some structure again after almost 3 months!! Went to the two museums here last week. Royal Scottish Academy and the National Gallery of Scotland. They were FREE! Amazing after Southern Europe. RSA was alright. A lot of modern 20th century stuff, but ...

... tradition behind the furniture… hahaha. Next it was back up towards Princes Street, the main shopping street, and into the National Gallery of Scotland, where Mum was surprised to find a few Monets,  van Goghs, and Degas. Evening upon us, we ...

... resto de la panda, me puse en movimiento, pese a mi idea inicial de echarme una siesta. Que estamos de festival! National Gallery of Scotland Por el camino hacia la Royal Mile me distraje un poquillo (sino, para que estan ...

... a mug of gluwine, it was yummy, sweet and hot. It was a very impressive Christmas market. We also walked through the National Gallery of Scotland. It had a great collection of paintings. We walked to the tourist info centre- we were in need of a break ...

... I need a phone.  Then wandered around the Walter Scott monument - never seen anything quite like it.  .    The National Gallery of Art is here and I spent some time there - it's free so will go every day for an hour or so.  ...

Today woke up and was ready to go.  My last day - and decided to go to the National Gallery of Scotland.  The art collection is amazing.  Gosh - dating back to the 1400's at least...a few Rembrandts (wow!) and a beautiful section of ...

... 's house.  It too cost money, so out of sympathy for my withering bank account I carried on and went to the National Gallery of Scotland, where admission is FREE! I love the fact that your eyes can glide from the heavy brush strokes of Van Gogh to ...

... there are some wonderful remains of the abbey next door. Museums There are a few excellent museums in Edinburgh.  The National Gallery of Scotland , gracefully placed in between Princes Street Gardens and the castle, is just as beautiful on ...

... down the Mound, which is the lower part of the hill the castle is on.  I manage to find my way past the National Gallery of Scotland, in a very Greekly built building, out to the Prince's Street Gardens.  I find The Call statue, which is a ...