Monday, June 29, 2009

Edinburgh Wrap-up

Howdy, Folks!
Well, we've been home for about a week now, and I feel like I'm just barely getting back on my feet! What a recovery!
Enjoy some of the beautiful Scotland scenery!

One last bucket of balls at the Peebles Hotel green:


The impenatrable Edinburgh castle

This water is the "Fifth of Firth" an estuary to the North Sea. Try saying that 5 times fast!

The Scots know how to garden!

One of the many cannons atop the castle.


This is the famous howitzer cannon, shot at precisely 1:00 every day except Sunday.

Boom!

We visited the Prison, used to hold enemies from the Revolutionary War.

Some etchings in the wooden door show the "Star-Spangled Banner" being flown over a ship. Take that!


Yeah! A rainstorm! Time to show off the great raincoat!


And now for souveniers: You just can't get away from the plaid!

Yes. We bought Eli playable bagpipes. oy.

Time to go home.

Say goodbye to the Motherland!

3 comments:

shannon said...

I'm ready for all your Edinburgh tips! Did Lizzie ever get a fountain pen? Dallin wants to know.

emo said...

Beautiful!

Bonnie Wayne said...

That sounds like SO MUCH FUN!! How neat!

I need to get one of those cannons for our house.....