Edinburgh Scotland

May 5-8, 2019

This was our third visit to Edinburgh in the past 20 years. It hasn't changed much. Still cold and wet. It felt like winter after our time in Africa. There were flowers blooming every where indicating it really was spring time. We spent most of our time indoors, visiting museums and the Scottish Parliament, all places we had not been before. We enjoyed Edinburgh, same as we have in the past.

View of downtown Edinburgh from our hotel entryway. It was a great location, right across from the train station. Since we are traveling without the van, location is important.

St. Giles' Cathedral on the Royal Mile.

Looking toward the Royal Mile (Castlehill Road) from Edinburgh Castle.

Bill and Patti in Edinburgh.

Inside the National Museum of Scotland.

Not sure how you walk through a doorway in this dress. You certainly would take up the whole couch when you sat down.

Dolly the sheep. She was the first cloned mammal from an adult cell. I remember the story when it was announced back in 1997. It was a really big deal.

The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Sculpture in the museum called Tourists 1970 by Duane Hanson. We see a lot of people who look just like this in our travels.

This picture reminded us of Africa. The brown stuff on the painting is real (preserved) elephant poop. We saw a lot of it on park roads. Can't say I like the painting, but I really don't understand most modern art.

Sculpture in front of the museum. I like this piece of modern art.

Exterior wall of the Scottish Parliament.

The debating chamber of the Scottish Parliament. The interior and exterior of all the buildings are fabulous.