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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