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Edinburgh 2022

We are having a few days away up in bonny Scotland staying with friend in Edinburgh.  Our friend  has a very fab gaff top floor high up with tremendous views both across the city and the hills.   We had G&T's in the roof garden and then a lovely evening drinking wine, watching a beautiful sunset and catching up on events over the last covid years...   After investigating all climbing opportunities up the side of our friends building as one does... we went to have a mosey around the Scottish National Portrait Gallery which is a beautiful gallery and houses some really good art.  We have been before, but the exhibits change, but mostly its the stunning building  that is the most striking. After lunch in the gallery we did an afternoon matinee of the film 'Fall' - interesting tense but totally slated by the 3 expert climbers I was watching with as technically it was ALL WRONG and TOTALLY UNFEASIBLE ..  yes all those things - irresponsible, u...

Edinburgh with added pictures

Extra pictures added once home... Inside Scottish National Portrait Gallery Fab Edinburgh Architecture  Calton Hill Monument from Nelson Tower Lovely day spent at Portrait Gallery and then a mooch around the backstreets and courtyards of old town Edinburgh.  Some amazing buildings with intricate carving and odd little highlights hidden here and there.  We climbed up Calton Hill for spectacular views  across the city in every direction. However... I have bought a new camera and while I have managed to hook it up wifi to my computer I havent worked out how to transfer pics to my phone when not at home so only pics i.ve got today is moody panoramic..