A Peak into the Mundane

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Hiya!

So, following my sister's request for pictures of absolutely anything, especially the most mundane aspects of daily life here, Vanessa and I made the 5 mile hike down the the Firth of Forth snapping pictures of all and sundry types of mundane things - most of which we see every day and never even take a second glance at anymore. So that's what is being bestowed upon you today - everyday usual old Edinburgh. It was an absolutely gorgeous day by the way - in Scotland standards for the middle of November that is, about 50, cloudy and windy as anything. Yeah, so not really much else to say, except enjoy the pictures of our two hour excursion across old town and into suburban Edinburgh.

Love as always,
Kaitlyn

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Photos

Holyrood Place
This is the road that we walk down to get to work; it being much less hilly and tourist free, unlike the Royal Mile which is one street over to the left.

The Scotsman
This is the Edinburgh HQ for the popular Scotsman paper

Dynamic Earth
This is Scotland's answer to the Liberty Science Centre of the Franklin Institute. Basically a little kids' science museum that looks kind of like a circus.

The Back of Holyrood
This is the back entrance/car park to Parliament with its blast proof walls and concrete barriers and all those other security things. The tall buildings with the oddly shaped windows are the MSP blocks where our offices are.

The Front Promenade
We walk up this to get to work.

The Wee Pools
There are about half a dozen connected reflecting pools in front of Holyrood that all the wee doggies play in and little kids try to jump in.

We're Getting Closer
This is a bit farther up the front promenade

Our Entrance
See that little sign there to the left? That means only the cool people with the flashy passes (like us) get to go in this way.

The Front of Holyrood
There's our lovely building and all of it's oddly shaped wonder. Believe me when I say it grows on you.

All of Holyrood
This is from across the way with all of the natural greenery and what not.

Queen's Park
There are quite a few large expanses of green in Edinburgh. This is just one and there are usually a lot of frolicking dogs and small children with kites.

Looking Back
Over Queen's Park and you can see Calton Hill, Holyrood Palace, the top of St. Giles and Dynamic Earth

The Wee Loch
At the base of the little Arthur's

Full of Swans
Big, angry ones.

And Other Odd Birds
This one's for Vanessa's bird loving family. What are these?

Looking up Queen's Place
Random buildings.

Up London Rd.
More buildings and mundane things. Just for you Erin.

Up Portobello Rd.
This is what all of suburban Edinburgh looks like.

Comments

[Eileen Valdes]

Holyrood is cool
well i finally figured out how to get lastest blog, i'm a work in progress as you know. Jack is looking up bird now, but no luck, we still have our redbellied woodpecker and carolina wren, plus i saw a toehoe yesturday, they should be gone, love the pictures, espeically holyrood i like odd shaped things. Great pictures of loch s etc. Liz is still in town, Layla and Ty just left. we have a fire going its six pm and i am ready for bed. I peeled about one hundred boiled onions for Thanksgiving today. Love and miss you. peace to my members of Parliment,