Scotland, August 2008
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We finally made it to Scotland and arrived in Edinburgh while the Festival was in full swing. Here was our first view of Edinburgh Castle. I do not remember why the guy in the statue is wearing a turban, but perhaps he’s the psychic, not me.
Heather, looking more like a photojournalist than a lawyer. What a difference an overnight flight makes, eh?
St. Margaret’s Chapel in the Castle grounds is the oldest structure in Edinburgh. It was built in the late 11th or early 12th century. Before its original religious purpose was rediscovered in 1845, it was used to store gunpowder for the previous 300 years.
The exterior of Edinburgh Castle.
This herald tells us that James was King of Brittan, France, and Ireland.
The Royal Mile near the Castle, Edinburgh’s main historic drag and home of Festival festivities.
The witches fountain, marking the site where witches were burned in less enlightened times.
Speaking of enlightened times, Heather also saw the banner and demanded that I not go and chat with these folks while we were on our honeymoon.
Shops on the Royal Mile further down the hill.
David Hume, godfather of the Enlightenment.
The High Kirk (Church) of St. Giles, where John Knox launched the Scottish Reformation. Also the site where Jenny Geddes threw her stool (chair) at the preacher when they tried to introduce the English prayer book in 1637.
Adam Smith, near the Mercat Cross where official proclamations were read. I can see his hands.
Local architecture.
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