Ramily picture pages > Edinburgh, Scotland!
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Holyrood park
This is Holyrood park, where the Queen's palace is - and our flat! Not bad neighbors.
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Edinburgh Castle
This is the backside of Edinburgh castle, looking up from what used to be the castle moat.
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Holyrood Abbey
This is the plaza out in front of the Queen's palace at Holyrood. Scottish Parliament is the building to the right, Arthur's Seat is the mountain behind, and the palace and Abbey are to the left. This will be the end of town where we'll live.
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Climbing Arthur's Seat
Half way up Arthur's Seat. It's one of the 4 volcanoes that formed Edinburgh with the help of a glacier...an exciting place, geologically speaking...
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Abbeyhill from Arthur's Seat
This is the view of our neighborhood, Abbeyhill, from the top of Arthur's Seat.
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Abbeyhill
This is a closer view of Abbeyhill from Arthur's Seat. In the foreground is the Queen's palace, in the middle right just above the trees is Abbeyhill Primary School (Paul Michael and Luke's school), and beyond that is towards our flat.
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The city...
Edinburgh from the top of Arthur's Seat
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Edinburgh Castle
A close view of Edinburgh Castle and the skyline.
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We love this picture!
He's cute...
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Ice cream...
Enjoying some ice cream in Holyrood Park.
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more ice cream...
More ice cream behind the Queen's palace.
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Holyrood Park...and a little something else...
Here is a view of Holyrood park, and if you look closely, a little Luke-dah. Notice...he's eating ice cream.
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St. Anthony's ruins
Halfway up Arthur's Seat is the ruins of a 14th century monastary, St. Anthony's.
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atop St. Anthony's
Paul Michael and I climbed up to St. Anthony's...stunning.
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St. Margret's Loch
no monsters in this Loch...too small.
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another great view
Another great view of Edinburgh from up here.
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the Old Tollbooth
This is the Old Tollbooth at the edge of medieval old town Edinburgh.
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The Flower of Scotland
In Holyrood park, there was much thistle to see...it's the flower of Scotland.
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Edinburgh Castle
The gates of Edinburgh Castle, that dates back to Robert the Bruce and William Wallace.
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Scotland the Brave!
The castle is guarded by a Scottish Regiment...
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William Wallace
Ode to Braveheart
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In old town
Some views from Old Town.
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The Saltire...
The boys now have their own Scottish flags...St. Andrew's Cross, the Saltire.
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in the park
After Church on Sunday, we went to the park that is at the base of the Castle Mound.
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The Castle Mound
A view of the castle from what used to be the moat...impressive.
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From a moat to a playground...
It used to be the moat, now it's a wonderful park between Old Town and New Town...and, it has ice cream stands...
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a nice backdrop
Not bad scenery for playing in the park after Church on Sundays...
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journaling...
Paul Michael started a journal this week. Here he is taking a break to record some memories...
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Here we are!
The boys looking over a model of Edinburgh.
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New College
This is the Divinity School, where Chad will be studying. It's just yards from the Castle.
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Dalgety Street
Here is Dalgety Street! Our flat is up towards the end of the street, and you can see Arthur's Seat rising up in the background.
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Abbeyhill Primary School
Here is Abbeyhill Primary School. Paul Michael said that even though he'll miss his friends, he will be so happy to be able to see the mountain from his school. (Living in Denmark has been a flat experience! He's so excited to have a mountain?!)