Views from Edinburgh Castle:
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| Looking out onto the Firth on Forth. |
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| View to New Town, built across the river after the plague ravaged the original city in the 17th century. |
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| Reese, after walking the drawbridge over the old moat . . . wondering if dragons still exist. |
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| Canon balls, 17th century. |
This next dude is King Charles II, the guy who ruled England in the second half of the 17th century. Much of my graduate work focused on the effects of his socio-religious policies on the "regular" people.
Lots of folks fled England during this time. Think witch hunts and heads rolling.
Charming, isn't he?
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| King and Queen. |
The Streets of Edinburgh:
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| Gothic monument to author Sir Walter Scott, a hero to the Scots. |
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| Statue of economist Adam Smith, also a Scottish hero. |
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| Edinburgh Castle from below. |
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| North Bridge. |
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| George Street in New Town. |
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| Giles Cathedral. |
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| Giles Cathedral. |
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| New Hunter rain boots, how Edinburgh is that? |
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| Edinburgh Castle bathed in purple up-lighting. |
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