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March 18th 2008

Published: April 14th 2008

March 14 - 18 Friday March 14 I set off early Friday morning to catch my 7:30 train up to Scotland. The journey went off without a hitch - except for a half hour stop. Something was wrong with the train, I think, but whatever it was we never found out because the PA system cut out after that. Once in Edinburgh, I found the Tourist Info Center and booked a witchery tour for Saturday night before... Read Full Entry

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The ruins

Edinburgh Castle

Mons Meg

A huge cannon used against the English

A cannon ball

One of Mons Meg's cannon balls

St. Margaret

Stained glass St. Margaret from the small Chapel of St. Margaret.

Adam Lyal and companion at the end of our tour.

A very cool brooch

Sword fight!

En gard!

A very complicated lock

Parliament Cairn

"This cairn was built by the keepers of the Vigil for a Scottish Parliament. It began on the night of the 10th April 1992 as news broke forth of the consecutive Conservative General Election victory. It ended 1980 days later. The previous day, 11th September 1997, Scotland voted "YES, YES" for her own Parliament.

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