I took a day trip on the train from Glasgow to Edinburgh to meet with three electrical enginneering professors who were interested in using my computer program. Photos from the trip. It was very windy and cold outside., but we managed OK. Had a good meeting and lunch.
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Tried to take a photo of some typical houses, but it was raining and the train was moving too fast
Chris Dent, Luis "Nando" Ochoa, (both Edinburgh) and Andrew Keane (UC-Dublin)
King George IV visited in 1822
Royal Mile
John Wilson
National Gallery
Edinburgh University building
Scott monument in town
St Giles church
Top of St. Giles
Another part of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh
Low-tech burglar alarm. May be just poor workmanship, but legend has it that the irregular step height was to trip up an intruder.
Edinburgh Castle
Roger at Edinburgh Castle. It was very cold and windy.
The Castle
Cannon
Rainbow over Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Park seen from the castle
View from castle
Another view from the castle
Ensign Ewart immortalized
Scottish horse
This is a private school that is supposedly the inspiration for Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series
Note the multiple layers of housing. Medieval version of high rises
St Giles church
View of Calton hill with Nelson Monument
Over top of the train station looking toward the Scott monument
Nelson Monument