Pictures Taken By you...

[Janine]

Here you go, Janine...
/Claes

Claes, thanks so much for that link; have been perusing the site and love the photos of the real Hamlet castle - wow, how interesting. Now I want to go there; it's a beautiful castle and the area around it looks amazing.

[Virgil]

Bless you! I was on about the mono-chava comment not Subby and her boyfriend!

You're sweet Nightie.

[Niamh]

So as some of you well know, i was away for the weekend on a Paranormal trip to Edinburgh. So here are a few piccys of possibly my favourite place on the planet (Starting to think i was born in the wrong country...)

Grayfriars






Grayfriars Bobby






This is a shot i took of the Spire of St Giles Cathedral on the Friday night. I just love that architecture of that Cathedral. the Spire is a crown shape.




top of the Mercat Cross


the castle... they were getting ready for the Tattoo


the north bridge


The Scott monument (would have looked better if it hadnt been dark, overcast and raining!)


Advocate Close


The sun came out on the sunday. was amazing! I have never been in scotland when the sun shun and it was hot. The city glowed.

[Stargazer86]

Oh wow Niamh that's gorgeous!! I like the gloomy picture It looks so creepy and foreboding. Very cool!

[kilted exile]

I have never been in scotland when the sun shun and it was hot.

I have never been in scotland when the sun shone and it was hot

[Niamh]

I have never been in scotland when the sun shone and it was hot

It was amazing! (damn it! i knew i spelt that wrong!)

[Virgil]

Oh I was in Edinburgh and thought it was a wonderful city. Really great architecture and wonderful people. I had a great time. I should try to dig out some photos. I know I have them somewhere. Funny I can't remember if the sun was out. Actually I think it was in and out of clouds. But it was December and it was not that cold.

[Niamh]

I think the photo of Advocates close is one of my fav's

[Virgil]

I think the photo of Advocates close is one of my fav's

Which one is that Niamh?

[Niamh]

photo 13.

[Virgil]

photo 13.

It's certainly a cool one.

[Janine]

Oh my gosh, Niamh, I love your photos! This is the country of my ancestors; my mother's side. I must go there someday someway. But you say the sun hardly ever shines?... or just when you happened to be there? I heard it's a beautiful place, from people I know who did make it over. See that grave of Gray; that might be one of my relatives. Hahah ....there must be a zillion 'Gray's' in Scotland! Thanks for posting these. I love them all. Very interesting architecture, as Virgil has pointed out.

[Snowqueen]

Very nice pictures Niamh, the last three are superb.

[librarius_qui]

Wonderful pictures!!!

I CERTAINLY was born in the wrong place. But now, it's too late to complain.

I'd visit Edinburg gladly, though (But first I have to go to 1. Prague; 2. Napoli; 3. Dublin; & 4. Beig-ing.)

Thanks for the pics, Niamh!

lq~
Tim f.f.

[Niamh]

Oh my gosh, Niamh, I love your photos! This is the country of my ancestors; my mother's side. I must go there someday someway. But you say the sun hardly ever shines?... or just when you happened to be there? I heard it's a beautiful place, from people I know who did make it over. See that grave of Gray; that might be one of my relatives. Hahah ....there must be a zillion 'Gray's' in Scotland! Thanks for posting these. I love them all. Very interesting architecture, as Virgil has pointed out.

Yes some of my ansestors came from there also. As far as i'm aware they settled into Northern Ireland during the plantations of Ulster, or fled persecution at an earlier or later date. Probably earlier as they remained catholic.
Oh it is a magically beautiful place even when its overcast an gray there is something about Scotland... but when the sun came out it was like seeing it from a whole different light. truely beautiful.
I'll post some more pics later.