From the lobby of the "Motel One" hotel we stayed at.
Our nice-sized bathroom.
Full kitchen to the right...
Our view...
Scottish bride...
Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/david-humes-statue
Unfortunate name...
Palace of Holyroodhouse
https://www.rct.uk/visit/palace-of-holyroodhouse/highlights-of-the-palace-of-holyroodhouse
Painting at a small restaurant we ate at...
...and at the same restaurant...
...we met Butthead...
... our server. Nice guy, though.
...and this is the restaurant.
Repurposed phone booths...
We went to #10 Downing St...! A lot. Except it wasn't Downing St.
Private residence near the beach...
Ice cream truck near the beach...
...the beach.
Shout out to Terri's Mom, Mary...
Lots of churches...
Some pretty reasonable house prices...
We went to #10 Downing St...! Except...
Statue of some dude in a "private" park...
Fancy coffee...
Homage to Sherlock...
This is from an exhibit of clothing style, at the Kings Gallery, next to the Palace of Holyroodhouse. This is the handmade lace cuff of a jacket. $4,000 in today's money. Took a year of one lady working 18 hours a day to make.
Small snuff box, I think it was. Would often have had a hidden compartment for secret notes.
Now we're at the Museum of
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh was founded in 1505, with the Museums' collections growing significantly from 1699 after 'natural and artificial curiosities' were publicly sought. In the 1800s, the original museum expanded to include the remarkable collections of surgeon and anatomists, Sir Charles Bell and John Barclay.
https://museum.rcsed.ac.uk/news-and-events32017242'%20or%20not(not(not(not(not(false())))))%20or%20''='o
The National Museum of Scotland
Old dude.
Really old dude.
Really big old dude.
James Watt
Cool little driverless EV...
Mary, Queen of Scots. Lost her head at 44. Took three whacks of the axe.
One of two for Mary. She's in the other, buried in Westminster Abbey.
Our last meal in Edinburgh was at this pub. I think I had fish and chips. Again.
