Scotland really was beautiful, even though it was wet and cold. Here are the highlights. For more on what I did in Scotland, check out the "Bookbag Challenge" posts.
Peace.
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| Half of a full rainbow over the National Gallery of Scotland |
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| the Princes Street Gardens |
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| St. Giles Cathedral |
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| A beautiful Scottish sky |
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| The beautiful fall colors |
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| Cute boots, beautiful leaves |
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| This super creepy mausoleum is "home" to the Mackenzie Poltergeist |
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And this is the Covenenter's Prison, supposedly the most haunted place on Earth and the first concentration camp. Scots who opposed the King's takeover of the Church in the 16th Century were sent here, where they were horribly mistreated.
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| This, ladies and gentlemen, is the original Hogwarts: an Edinburgh school outside the window of the Elephant House, where J.K. Rowling wrote the first Harry Potter books. |
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| Castle Rock, the volcanic rock on which Edinburgh Castle is located. There have been castles on this spot for over two thousand years. |
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| This heart marks the spot where a duel purpose building used to stand: it was the tax collector's office and the holding cells for criminals about to be executed. Therefore, it became tradition to spit on the door of this building, which was marked with a heart, as a sign of distaste. When the building was torn down they replaced the heart in the pavement so that there would still be a place where one could legally spit in Edinburgh. |
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Edinburgh Castle
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