anyway, we caught the BUPA junior run on the morning we arrived. some kids were mighty strong, others were really red in the face and strolling (they must have used all their energy for the first few minutes) and then there were those who had to be carried by their parents. cute kids. haha.
on our second day, we stood by the side and cheered people on for the adult marathon.
interesting sign number 1.
interesting sign number 2.
hello wooden soldier.
where jk rowling wrote harry potter.
hello uncle you want to take photo with us?
looking afar from Edinburgh Castle.
farmers' market - ostrich burgers, lamb sausages, made-on-the-spot garlic onion potato chips...the best of all was, however...
...was the humble apple juice. freshly pressed.
after our lunch, we ventured into the garden behind the castle.
spring really is lovely.
a magnificent picnic view.
and then, it was a walk along Princes street.
leading the way to the climb up Calton Hill.
at the top, 'Edinburgh's Disgrace' - it was meant to imitate the Parthenon, but the funds ran out before completion.
well, actually, we got here by asking the tourist office 'we noticed a Parthenon-like structure. what is it, and how do we get there?'
Edinburgh from Calton Hill.
if we were more adventurous, actually, if i were less lazy, we could have scaled the huge mountain behind us.
the ladybird which landed on my shoulder on Calton Hill.
the weather was erratic on our second day - the rain and sunshine interchanged every ten seconds.
and then there was the mandatory visit to Focus. i'm not allowed to post pictures of the newly purchased shoes, but this friendly Scot was pretty amused by dawen - first with dw's request to take a photo, next looking in bewilderment at dw's victory sign and then imitating him.
and this is no ordinary cat.
walking down The Mound to the train station,
the skies cleared, allowing us a good last look at Edinburgh.
definitely, a beautiful city. Scottish, not British.
Edinburgh, Scotland - a weekend trip.
how long before Scotland breaks away from the UK?
anyway, we caught the BUPA junior run on the morning we arrived. some kids were mighty strong, others were really red in the face and strolling (they must have used all their energy for the first few minutes) and then there were those who had to be carried by their parents. cute kids. haha.
on our second day, we stood by the side and cheered people on for the adult marathon.
interesting sign number 1.
interesting sign number 2.
hello wooden soldier.
where jk rowling wrote harry potter.
hello uncle you want to take photo with us?
looking afar from Edinburgh Castle.
farmers' market - ostrich burgers, lamb sausages, made-on-the-spot garlic onion potato chips...the best of all was, however...
...was the humble apple juice. freshly pressed.
after our lunch, we ventured into the garden behind the castle.
spring really is lovely.
a magnificent picnic view.
and then, it was a walk along Princes street.
leading the way to the climb up Calton Hill.
at the top, 'Edinburgh's Disgrace' - it was meant to imitate the Parthenon, but the funds ran out before completion.
well, actually, we got here by asking the tourist office 'we noticed a Parthenon-like structure. what is it, and how do we get there?'
Edinburgh from Calton Hill.
if we were more adventurous, actually, if i were less lazy, we could have scaled the huge mountain behind us.
the ladybird which landed on my shoulder on Calton Hill.
the weather was erratic on our second day - the rain and sunshine interchanged every ten seconds.
and then there was the mandatory visit to Focus. i'm not allowed to post pictures of the newly purchased shoes, but this friendly Scot was pretty amused by dawen - first with dw's request to take a photo, next looking in bewilderment at dw's victory sign and then imitating him.
and this is no ordinary cat.
walking down The Mound to the train station,
the skies cleared, allowing us a good last look at Edinburgh.
definitely, a beautiful city. Scottish, not British.