I still don't have any fireworks pictures from anyone! Today has been very relaxing. I had a late sleep in to say the least, getting up at 6am! (mountain standard time) My only plans for the day were to hike around Holyrood park and enjoy the vistas as they may come. I went up to Arthur's seat and sat on a smaller hill just south of the seat. Took it all in looking over the Forth of Firth with a surprisingly warm breeze coming off of the water. I could sme...

Hope everyone has a great day! somebody send me some fireworks pictures please. Bit of a catch up day. Moved into new digs and did laundry all day. Linda's Grad dinner tonight tty all later.

Up at the crack of dawn for my good night good morning Skype with Karen. Love Love. Moved out of the plush Blythswood Square Hotel and started my holidays today. Grabbed a train from the Glasgow Queen's street station bound for Edinburgh. For those of you who haven't been over, the trains are fab. They run only 15 or 20 mins apart for the main towns and are comfortable. It is the best of the Greyhound and the LRT mixed together. The Scottish countryside i...

Last minute decided to hit a quick show. The Jazz Festival is in Glasgow this week so I got to see Ken Mathieson's Classic Orchestra. Fabulous show. Woodwinds, brass and a Rythm section that just would'nt quit. A few shots of George Square as well. night night.

Hello folk! Sorry for not blogging it up yesterday. I ended up on a 12 hour day. What a day today however. Superb in fact. I was fortunate to have an opportunity to spent 4 or 5 hours at the Scottish Police College located in the Talliallan Castle. The Castle is about 160 years old an has been the training hub for all Scottish Police Forces since 1950. Inside and out it is steeped in tradition and a real sense of pride. I have included a number of pict...