I thought that some more photos of Edinburgh might be of interest to people who haven’t been there. This first one is a back view of the Bank of Scotland HQ. We didn’t walk around to the front so I’ll leave that for another day.

This is a gardener’s cottage which is in the grounds of the Princes Street gardens just below Edinburgh Castle. I think that it isn’t far from looking like a Hansel and Gretel gingerbread house.

This one as you can see is Fleshmarket Close grafitti and all, with the street sign above it. One of Ian Rankin’s books has this title. The close actually comes off Cockburn Street and the steps are very steep. There are lots of places like this in Edinburgh which is a very hilly city and you think that you’re never going to get to the top of the stairs.

And this is Arthur’s Seat, an extinct volcano. As you can see it’s just a stone’s throw from Princes Street and I’ve been assured that it’s a really easy walk up there, so we plan to do that during the Easter or summer holidays. It’s one of those things that we’ve put off for years as you do if you aren’t a tourist. We’ll have to pick a clear day for it so that I can get lots of good photos of the city, the River Forth and over to Fife.