Edinburgh's Old Town, as seen from atop the Scott Monument. A picture from the 1850s from the same viewpoint showing the construction of Cockburn Street can be seen here.
Thursday, 28 February 2008
Wednesday, 27 February 2008
Tuesday, 26 February 2008
Monday, 25 February 2008
Sunday, 24 February 2008
Warrior(!)
All I can say about this duff statue is that at least it is better than the one of William Wallace near the Wallace Monument. Is this supposed to make me vote SNP?
Saturday, 23 February 2008
Born and Died
Plaques commemorating the birth and death of James Connolly, Scots-Irish socialist. Born in the Cowgate, Edinburgh, died Kilmainhaim Jail, Dublin.
Friday, 22 February 2008
Wednesday, 20 February 2008
Tuesday, 19 February 2008
Monday, 18 February 2008
Sunday, 17 February 2008
Friday, 15 February 2008
Thursday, 14 February 2008
Wednesday, 13 February 2008
Yankee Doodle Dandy
George M Cohan, as portrayed by James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy. (Fact: Not really born on the Fourth of July.) Statue in Times Square, New York.
Tuesday, 12 February 2008
Monday, 11 February 2008
Camera Obscura
The camera obscura (the white tower on the left) just down from Edinburgh Castle esplanade.
Saturday, 9 February 2008
Friday, 8 February 2008
Thursday, 7 February 2008
G-Panz
More of Grangepans in Bo'ness. (Taken a few years ago - hence the appearance of the BU Club.)
Wednesday, 6 February 2008
Grand Central Station
This is Grand Central Station in New York. I wasn't planning on visiting it and only came across it by accident while walking along 42nd Street one morning killing time until a boat tour.
Tuesday, 5 February 2008
United Nations
The United Nations Building in Manhattan, New York. Looks a bit like the monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey, doesn't it?
Monday, 4 February 2008
Sunday, 3 February 2008
Yankee Stadium
This is Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. They were playing the Boston Red Sox that evening.
Saturday, 2 February 2008
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