Edinborough Castle

sabbatical 2019 - Edinborough

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July 24th 2019
We toured Edinborough Castle today. What an amazing array of buildings. Cute 12th century chapel. and wonderful War Memorial building built after WWI, where I went inside to say a prayer for my dad, who served in the Navy in the Korean War, and for my Godfather, 98, who served in the Scottish Army in Burma during WWII. Heard a great organ recital at one of the finest instruments in Europe at St. G ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more