Edinburgh Sight Seeing
Updates in Pink - 21 August
After much (very) procrastination, I finally decided to pen down ( blog) about my trip to UK & Paris. It serves as a memory track for myself as I cant remember things very well nowadays, polly due to aging ( *_*~~~). For others, it serves as a peek to the other side of the planet Earth, and of coz, for those who are planning a trip, I would be much pleased if you decide to take up some of my recommended places to go.
Basically, I would be blogging about the trip in a few entries, coz too many photos! I took 1000+ lor.. hee. That's the "problem" with digital camera, you just snap at everything and then end up spending time deleting those uglier photos.
After much (very) procrastination, I finally decided to pen down ( blog) about my trip to UK & Paris. It serves as a memory track for myself as I cant remember things very well nowadays, polly due to aging ( *_*~~~). For others, it serves as a peek to the other side of the planet Earth, and of coz, for those who are planning a trip, I would be much pleased if you decide to take up some of my recommended places to go.
Basically, I would be blogging about the trip in a few entries, coz too many photos! I took 1000+ lor.. hee. That's the "problem" with digital camera, you just snap at everything and then end up spending time deleting those uglier photos.
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Streets of Edinburgh
Street Performers
Princes Street Garden with Edinburgh Castle in the background(P.S Try to imagine, coz it was too foggy when I took this photo.. hee)
Edinburgh Castle on a clear day
Paranomic view of the city from Edinburgh Castle
Cannon view ( self invented vocab) of the city from Edinburgh Castle
A portion of Edinburgh Castle
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Camera Obsura
This was the most fun stop in Edinburgh, a break from castles, museums and old architectural buildings. There are lots of things to see, from optical illusion, bendy mirrors to light fantastic and many mores. The Victorian " Eye in the Sky" would allow you to spy on people in the streets realtime! You can even lift people on the streets, create bridges for vehicles to cross over etc. Confused? Haha, find out yourself when you are there! But try to go on a clear bright day, you dun wan to miss the scene of someone showering because of the fog, dun you?? * Wicked smile*
Shadows Captured!
What's on a man's mind?I love this lor! It was so very true!! Any guys wanna debate???? ............ DUN BLUFF!! =p
Bf's manga transformation
My transformation
I love this!! Did I say I love sth else earlier on?? Hmm... dun care. This is better than comestic surgery. In a split second, I was transform to cute Japanese animation looks, with big eyes, sharp nose and small mouth. ^_^
Greyfriars Bobby
This was erected as a tribute for a faithful dog which kept constant watch and guard over the grave of its owner for 14 years until its own death in 1872. Read more here.
You can find this along the street of George IV Bridge, in the direction towards The National Museum of Scotland. If you are keen, dun forget to visit Museum of Edinburgh to see Bobby's collar given by William Chambers ( The Lord Provost of Edinburgh), with a brass inscription " Greyfriars Bobby from the Lord Provost 1867 licensed".
Scotland Piper
Easily you would be able to find a man wearing traditional kilt playing bagpipe in the street. Here I found one standing outside The National Museum of Scotland. The bagpipe is a traditional Scottish wind instrument, consisting of three drones and a melody pipe (called the chanter), which are fed continuously by a reservoir of air in a bag.
Btw, my day tour guide mentioned that the sound frequency of the bagpipe is quite damaging to our ears when subjected to prolonged listening ( which I cant remember whether it was 28 seconds or minutes). So dun be too engrossed with photo taking with the piper, remember quickly take and run!! Anyway, from very far distance, you would be able to hear it.
Btw, my day tour guide mentioned that the sound frequency of the bagpipe is quite damaging to our ears when subjected to prolonged listening ( which I cant remember whether it was 28 seconds or minutes). So dun be too engrossed with photo taking with the piper, remember quickly take and run!! Anyway, from very far distance, you would be able to hear it.
Holyroodhouse
Once the home of Mary, Queen of Scots, the Palace of Holyroodhouse stands at the foot of the Royal Mile. Today, the Palace is used by The Queen for State ceremonies and official entertaining.
Well, are you expecting pictures of the palace interiors? Sad to say, they are only meant for the eyes of those physically present, i.e, no cameras and videos allowed!! =(
Needless to say, the palace is majestic with the detailed carving, the furniture, the drawings etc. But very very old.. Okay I know, I'm being dumb to say so, since the palace existed a few hundred years ago. Kinda eerie too, as murder was said have been done in its chamber.
Well, are you expecting pictures of the palace interiors? Sad to say, they are only meant for the eyes of those physically present, i.e, no cameras and videos allowed!! =(
Needless to say, the palace is majestic with the detailed carving, the furniture, the drawings etc. But very very old.. Okay I know, I'm being dumb to say so, since the palace existed a few hundred years ago. Kinda eerie too, as murder was said have been done in its chamber.
The ruins of Holyrood Abbey
This being the burial place of several Scottish Kings and the site of the coronation of Charles I in 1633, the Abbey was abandoned after the roof collapsed in 1768.
So practically, we were like stepping on the tombs of Kings & Queens ( the rectangles on the ground) like nobody business. I'm not too sure whether their bones are still there, but I tried not to step over them lor. Give respect to ancient people mah. And hor, a bit dumb & pai seh to ask " eh, really got corpses underneath mah??" A unsolved "mystery" indeed.
So practically, we were like stepping on the tombs of Kings & Queens ( the rectangles on the ground) like nobody business. I'm not too sure whether their bones are still there, but I tried not to step over them lor. Give respect to ancient people mah. And hor, a bit dumb & pai seh to ask " eh, really got corpses underneath mah??" A unsolved "mystery" indeed.
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