Scotland photos > Darn good time in Edinburgh (17)
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John with Gladstone
John with the statue for William Edward Gladstone
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Edinburgh is a mix
Edinburgh is a mix of ancient architecture and modern commercialized structure.
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Princes Street Gardens
Princes Street Gardens park, with the Edinburgh Castle peering over our head
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Quite a view
Quite a view from the castle entrance
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The canons
The canons are not original, but one is fired daily at 1pm.
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On guard
On guard in one the of the soldiers booths, presumably, a nice place to keep semi-warm during long days of protecting the royal family and the jewels
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Down form the castle, old buildings
Down form the castle, old buildings house pubs, kilt shops and postcard shops
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At Glasgow train station
At Glasgow train station, making friends with some Veteran Scottish paratroopers who were collecting coins for charity
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This is not uncommon
This is not an uncommon sight in Scotland. Kilts on men are the norm.
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bustling train station
Bustling Glasgow train station on Saturday afternoon
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Starbucks in Scotland!
Starbucks in Scotland! I had to get a venti nonfat chai latte and a giant [greasy!] chocolate chip cookie for the train ride to the airport...
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flight video game
John loves to fantasize about flying an airplane. At the Prestwick airport, there was an interactive flight simulating video game. He crashed his flight.
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Whitney found a friendlier flight
Whitney found a safer, friendlier flight simulating machine at the airport's arcade
