Edinburgh
North British Hotel Edinburgh North British Hotel Edinburgh Waverley
The former North British Hotel, built and owned initially by the North British Railway, is accessed from the railway station by the Waverley Steps - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
May, 2014 - tram on test - departing York Place (left);  arriving St Andrew Square (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Scott Monument (left);  tram on test entering Princes Street (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
31st May 2014 with empty trams on test in Princes Street.  The trams were running to the schedule that would apply on their introduction to service - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Balmoral North British Hotel Edinburgh Duke of Wellington Edinburgh
The North British is now called the  Balmoral Hotel (left);  Duke of Wellington (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Bridges Edinburgh St Andrews House Edinburgh
North Bridge (left);  St Andrew's House in London Road (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Waverley Scott Monument Edinburgh Princes Street
Waverley Bridge (left);  Scott Monument in Princes Street (right) before the erection of the tram overhead wires - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Sir Walter Scott statue Edinburgh Scott Monument Princes Street Edinburgh
Scott Monument - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Edinburgh Castle from Princes Street
Edinburgh Castle and Royal Scottish Academy - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Princes Street from Scott Monument Princes Street Edinburgh
Princes Street from the Scott Monument - track for the trams has been laid, but the overhead wires have yet to be erected - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Edinburgh Old Town from Scott Monument General Assembly of the Church of Scotland Building Edinburgh
Looking over to the Old Town (left) and the General Assembly building of the Church of Scotland (right) which temporarily was occupied by the Scottish government pending the completion of the Scottish Parliament building - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Waverley Station Edinburgh Edinburgh Waverley Station
Waverley Station between the Old Town and the New Town - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
North Bridge Edinburgh Old Town viewed from Scott Monument Edinburgh
Views over Waverley - to North Bridge (left) and the Old Town (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Princes Street/South St Davids Street Edinburgh Jenners Department Store building Edinburgh
South St David's Street (left);  Jenners Department Store (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Bank of Scotland Building Edinburgh Princes Street Topshop Edinburgh
Bank of Scotland (left);  cherubs at Topshop (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Princes Strteet traffic Edinburgh Edinburgh Routemaster
Although the tramlines have been laid, the overhead has yet to be installed in May, 2010.   Buses  of  Lothian Transport (left) - the only local authority bus operated service in Scotland.  Ex-London Transport AEC Routemaster  (above) on privately operated sightseeing tour - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Edinburgh Castle Gate Edinburgh Castle Ramparts
Entrance to Edinburgh Castle - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow  
Argyle Tower Edinburgh Castle Argyle Battery Edinburgh Castle
 Entrance and ramparts at Argyle Tower (left);  Argyle Battery (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
One o'clock Gun Edinburgh Castle Mons Meg Edinburgh Castle
 One o'Clock Gun (left);  Mons Meg (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Edinburgh Castle is still a military establishment and accordingly flies the Union Flag - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
National War Memorial of Scotland Edinburgh Castle
 National War Memorial of Scotland in Edinburgh Castle - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Great Hall Edinburgh Castle Great Hall
The Great Hall with its original hammer beam roof - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Prisons of War Edinburgh Castle  National Military Museum Scotland
The Prisons of War set out as used during the Napoleonic Wars, but the last prisoners of war to be held in the Castle, albeit in the medical centre, were survivors of a Luftwaffe aircraft which crash landed during World War 2.  The excellent mock-up of the accommodation can be visited (above left).   Access to the National Military Museum is off Argyle Battery (right).   Although entry is free you have to pay to get into the Castle grounds to access it!  PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Dog Cemetery Edinburgh Castle Cemetery for Soldiers' Dogs Edinburgh Castle
 As the sign shows - Cemetery for Soldiers' Dogs - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Scott Monument Princes Street Edinburgh Princes Street
Scott Monument viewed from the ramparts (left);  a deserted Princes Street (right) in June 2009 while work on the installation  of the new tramway system continues - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Holyrood House Edinburgh Queen's offcial residence in Scotland
The Queen's official Scottish residence at the foot of the Royal Mile - Holyrood House - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Edinburgh Holyrood House Sallisbury Crags Edinburgh
Holyrood House nestles below the Salisbury Crags at the foot of Edinburgh's Royal Mile - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Scottish Parliament Sottish Parlliament Edinburgh
Entrance to the Scottish Parliament which is also at the foot of the Royal Mile - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Parliament Building Edinburgh Sottish Parliament entrance
Scottish Parliament Building - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Scottish Parliament Debating Chamber John Knox House Edinburgh
Debating Chamber, Scottish Parliament (left);  John Knox's House (right) on the Royal Mile.  Knox was the founder of the Presbyterian Church  - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Canongate Kirk Edinburgh Canongate Kirk Stag's Head
Canongate Kirk with its unusual entrance surmounted by a stag's head and cross - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Scottsh Flags Royal Mile Edinburgh Scottish Pants Edinburgh
Showing the flag to entice the tourists - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Saltires on the Royal Mile Royal Mile Edinburgh
Showing the flag officially along the Royal Mile - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Edinburgh Royal Mile St Giles Cathedral Royal Mile Edinburgh
Royal Mile - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
St Giles Cathedral Duke of Baccleuch Edinburgh St Giles Cathedral
Duke of Buccleuch statue outside St Giles Cathedral - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Edinburgh Camera Obscura
The Camera Obscura at the top of the Royal Mile (left).  Not on the Royal Mile, but in St Andrew Square, Dundas House (above) remains the registered office of the Royal Bank of Scotland - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Royal Bank of Scotland Head Office Edinburgh

Royal Bank of Scotland St Andrew Square

Ceiling of the Royal Bank of Scotland's banking hall in Dundas House - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow

Edinburgh Old Town

Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh Cockburn Street Edinburgh Old Town
Princes Street Gardens on the south side of the railway (left);  Cockburn Street (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Real Mary King's Close Edinburgh Edinburgh Real Mary King's Close
Steps leading from Cockburn Street to the High Street - the Real Mary King's Close - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
High Street Edinburgh Old Town Cowgate Edinburgh
Modern Bank building in High Street (left);  Cowgate (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Elephant House Edinburgh Birth Place of Harry Potter
The Elephant House - birthplace of "Harry Potter" - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
National Museum of Scotland Greyfriar's Bobby
Labyrinthine extension to the National Museum of Scotland in Chambers Street (left);  Greyfriar's Bobby (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Greyfriars Bobby statue Greyfriars Bobby Edinburgh
Greyfriar's Bobby, the amazing little dog who slept on his master's grave in Greyfriars kirkyard - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Greyfriars Bobby Monument Grave John Gray's Grave Greyfriars Kirkyard
Memorial to Bobby at the entrance to Greyfriar's Kirkyard (left) and John Gray, his master's headstone (right).  Bobby was not interred in the kirkyard and his grave under a tree nearby was built over many years ago - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Greyfriars Kirkyard Edinburgh Kirk of Greyfriars graveyard Edinburgh
Greyfriars kirkyard with some of the stones dating back into the 1600s - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Greenmarket Edinburgh Old Town Edinburgh Greenmarket
The Greenmarket in the Old Town  - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Edinburgh Castle ramparts Ramparts Edinburgh castle
Union and Scottish flags on Edinburgh Castle - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Early Land Rover Edinburgh Greenmarket Lothian Transport Wright Gemini double deck bus
Immaculately preserved early Land Rover in the Greenmarket (left);  despite modern computerised route indicators buses are dedicated to specific routes and, in Edinburgh, painted accordingly (right)  - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow

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