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Royal Edinburgh Diamond Jubilee Military Tattoo
... my purse was too heavy to carry the camera as well J
There are some covered mimes, the men and women who paint themselves silver or gold and then stand like a statue until enough people have stopped for them to do their little performance. Later we saw one who was dressed in small square mirrors. That was a new one. We stopped with a crowd gathered around a woman who was doing juggling but had, as well, a ...
Edinburgh - Georgie, Porgie, Puddin', and Pie
... cheeseburgers. There are hamburgers in Croatia, and they are good, but they are not the same! So, we indulged and enjoyed every minute of it. Of course, later we sort of regretted it since we both felt kind of queasy. Apparently our systems had, unbeknownst to us, adjusted to the lower fat meat in Croatia. No matter. We enjoyed them while we ate them.
After eating, we went back to the ...
Edinburgh
... like spicy meat.
After my trip through the Highlands on Saturday and Sunday (see next blog for details), I had another half day in the city before my flight back to Amsterdam.
I spent the day taking a free walking tour through the city. I got to see some neat things such as the old Parliament building used before joining with England's, the Grassmarket, the Elephant House Cafe (where J.K. Rowling wrote the first ...
Scotland and London the 2nd
... by twelve standing stone disciples, and are born again, after three days of darkness, on the 25th of December: a pretty remarkable un-coincidence.
They are the sort of monument which gives you that small feeling other great places of the world do: the Collesseum, Stone Henge, cave paintings and lizard traps in Pemberton, back home. You feel the past, feel the people, and the best thing about the Clava Cairns is that you are free to wander, to touch, and to ...
Pipes and Drums
... see £1 000 000 pounds, a visit to the National Museum of Scotland and a visit to the Writers Museum. There was of course plenty of time for street shows (including a magic show) and time to visit St Giles Kirk, where we saw one of only 3 angels in the world playing bagpipes! As i finish this off now, I'm looking out the window where there are fireworks over Edinburgh castle going off for the military tattoo... Ah it's hard for some :)
Until next time! ...
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