Wednesday, October 31, 2012

T-Rex skeleton on display in the national museum of Scotland. Seen them before, but I don't think I have ever taken a picture.

Millennium clock on display in the national museum of Scotland

Nintendo on display in the national museum of Scotland. What!? I'm old.

Inside national museum of Scotland

My head on a platter in camera obscura

camera obscura, mirror maze

camera obscura, camera and optical illusion museum.

Scottish kilt making loom in a nearby gift shop

View of our hotel (Caledonian Waldorf Astoria) from the top of Edinburgh castle

Edinburgh dining hall

Edinburgh dining hall by matt kettler
Edinburgh dining hall, a photo by matt kettler on Flickr.

Illegal picture of the Scottish crown Jules. They were made redundant when the English and Scottish were united under English rule... As I understand it.

Oldest building in Edinburgh. Chapel in the castle.

Dog cemetery in Edinburgh castle

View of Edinburgh from top of Edinburgh castle

Edinburgh castle front entry

Edinburgh castle, view from the hotel room

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Hard to make out maybe, but you can see Edinburgh castle outside our window. It's a great view. Will take another picture in the day. Wendy's Hilton status got a free upgrade to a "king deluxe" bedroom.

Traffic jam caused by sheep being herded

Countryside by hardknott fort

Sheep by the road

Sheep by the road by matt kettler
Sheep by the road, a photo by matt kettler on Flickr.

Wendy next to hardknott roman fort

Hardknott roman fort from 100AD

County side along hardknott pass

Country road on hardknott pass

Monday, October 29, 2012

Snowdon mt train ride

Snowdon mt train ride by matt kettler
Snowdon mt train ride, a photo by matt kettler on Flickr.

Drive from Llanberis to Windermere England

Train ride down from snowdon mt summit

Wendy and me at snowdon mountain summit ... Was a bit... Er, very... Uh,.., completely fogged over :(

View from top of dolbadarn castle

Me about to enter dolbadarn castle

Welsh countryside near Llanberis

Wendy @ dolbadarn castle

Wendy @ dolbadarn castle by matt kettler
Wendy @ dolbadarn castle, a photo by matt kettler on Flickr.

Entry to dolbadarn castle

Me in front of Dolbadarn castle

Dolbadarn castle, Llanberis Wales. From about 1230 AD

Beaumaris Castle on the island of Anglesey wales

Sunday, October 28, 2012

The Abbey next to the baths in Bath England

Me at the roman baths in Bath England

At the abbey in Bath England

Went through the town of llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwlllloantysiliogogogoch

Abbey in Bath England east stained glass window

Slate quarry history museum in Llanberis Wales UK

At the cadbury factory in Birmingham

Abbey in bath inside ceiling

Main drain in the roman baths

Roman baths in Bath England from 69 ad