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Exploring Edinburgh: A Journey Through Memories

Remembering Edinburgh

As I do my edinburgh scotland walking tour i find Edinburgh is now becoming a very crowded city even during the off-season but I can understand that because it is such a beautiful place and the people in Scotland are really wonderful and friendly. Something strange though, once I got off the train and looked at the Sir Walter Scott memorial and the castle on the hill all of the memories from my 1971 visit after I graduated from high school came back again and the memories were so fresh I felt like it was only a month ago that I walked around the city and saw the famous sites so I felt I didn’t need to do it again. I’ve never had that feeling any other place I’ve been. It just felt so familiar. Edinburgh is definitely the first city you want to visit before going to the Highlands.

Sir Walter Scott Memorial
The Sir Walter Scott memorial
Rent a kilt
OK you man, you can pretend to be from Scotland
Modern art
Modern art
You might think that the fellow behind this art exhibit is part of the art piece but when I saw him move away I realized he was just another visitor
Beautiful centuries old architecture
I love this architecture
I don’t know why I included this photo
Enjoying the park
Right near my bread and breakfast, on a very cold day, people were out enjoying the fresh air
The museum of national art exhibits
my Japanese friends will love to see this but they will not buy here. The prices are double what they are in Japan
Edinburgh Castle
The castle
St. John's Church
a Celtic cross
St. John's Cemetery
I walked through this cemetery
A family's headlines
They used to include some history of the person if they were “notable” and probably wealthy
This crypt was obviously destroyed. There were a few young fellows inside another shell of a crypt doing something I was not interested in investigating
A fairly good Japanese style restaurant
This “Japanese” restaurant had very tasty food.
Mother's out for a stroll in the park
The mother’s out strolling in the park
Gin and gin and gin
Gin seems to be in fashion now. Pink gin, for some reason, is popular. I didn’t try it.
Waiting on the tarmac
we presented our tickets to board the plane and then proceeded to the tarmac to lineup and wait for the plane to let us on board, standing in the cold for about 10 minutes