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True Panorama

You can see everything here. In the upper right is the never completed Nelson Memorial on Calton Hill, then the big Balmoral Hotel right next to Waverly Train Station. At the left is the Neo-Gothic Walter Scott Memorial, for the author. My guesthouse is just behind Balmoral Hotel. The building in the very front is the National Gallery.
Edinburgh Day

July 10th 2013
Woke up to an overcast day and a true, hearty Scottish breakfast. Harry, the kind owner, made me a plate of ham, bacon, eggs, mushrooms, a tomato, hash browns, beans on toast, and haggis (which I can't figure out is). Like eating a future heart attack, but it was very good and set me up for the day. I headed first for the castle overlooking town from the start of the Royal Mile. From this s ... read more
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