Even More Edinburgh: Calton Hill

I had the most free time in Edinburgh - hence the number of pictures from Edinburgh.  These are the last bit.  It is of a very very lovely part.  Another free attraction that turned out to be one of the best parts of the trip.  Really worth spending an afternoon. I found it just randomly wandering around . . .

It is a big park

Cool door

Steps into the park

Big tower!

Cool monument thing

House!

Nice view of the city

Nice big strolly roads

Pretty flowers to add to the walk

Another nice view

Coming upon the tower

Even more views

An observatory!

A greek . . . ruin . . .

Still more views

Look mountains in this view!

And random bonus pictures!

Haggis chips are a must, skip the irn bru . . . unless you like bubble gum sweat

Flap Jack - the Scottish kind not the delicious southern pancake - though it is delicious

Fun packaging . . . but just a chocolate bar . . .

It was a great trip.  Hope you enjoyed the pictures.

Greyfriar's Cemetery Edinburgh

I'm going to try and get the rest of the posts and pics from England put up here.  I've been super busy teaching, but that is done now.  I'm free.  Well free for a week and then I'm in Japan for a month.  We will see what the internet access is like. 

Today your getting the super awesome Greyfriar's Cemetery(if you click on the link there is a nice little video) - home of Greyfriar's Bobby (who is a now deceased dog).  It really was one of the neatest things I did in Edinburgh.  If you visit I highly recommend it.  The coolest hat shop ever is also located quite nearby.

Entering through the small not very noticeable gate

Hope Bobby likes sticks

It is a real church still . . . one gets used to touring churchyards that are occupied by you know members and believers etc

I love skull and crossed bones!

Dancing Skeletons? Why not?

Cool tomb type graves, attached to the nice family houses and businesses

Yes that is someones actual window there.

They look like really nice fireplaces

Nice View

There is a statue in this one

graves everywhere!

Me and the graves

I think this one looks very fancy

Layers of graves

It really is a beautiful walk

The prison is looked so you can't get in.

Awesome vault

Nice ground stone

Enhanced my modern hands . . .

I imagine they have the bars to keep bums and teens out . . . and tourists

He's just relaxing.

Lovely lovely grounds

Church itself looks newish

Despite the high volume of pictures. It really isn't a huge churchyard.  Just a lovely one.  It is also a really pleasant way to spend and hour or so - for free.  I didn't read in this one.  I do love reading in cemeteries, quite and lovely.  You get less weird looks when you do it in the UK.

Edinburgh

I've left England for Edinburgh!  Before I left I stopped at the Bowes Museum in Bernard Castle.  It was fantastic!  I got to see the countryside (a train and 1 hour by bus . . . through hamlets and past farms!). It also is an old style estate. Cool right!

Bowes museum . . . look how happy I am.

Dragon to hug!

That's right!

Then I took the train here to Edinburgh.  So far I've wandered the downtown, got rained on, and saw the castle.

The Castle!

Monument in the castle . . .

Its quite a nice castle.  Big with a good view.  I like my castles a bit more falling aparty though . . .

Sainsbury Dinner

The sandwich is salt beef & tewkesbury style mustard dressing.

I like to try things I've not had before when I'm traveling.  The sandwich was one of the better boxed sandwiches I've had here.  The mustard dressing was very spicy.  The salt beef didn't taste very salty.  I really love the Prawn Cocktail chips.  They taste like mayo and cocktail sauce . . . yummy!