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Comment: The Writer's Museum! This is a museum dedicated to Stevenson, Scott and the poet Robert Burns. It's in the former home of Lady Stair which was most likely built in 1622.
street * Here's a street. I was so amazed at the old buildings, that sometimes I just took photos of randoms streets. * 640 x 480 * (123KB)

louis_stevensons_birthplace * My tour guide said that the home marked by the red door was the birthplace of Robert Louis Stevenson (Treasure Island, Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde). This factoid was refuted by the Writer's Musuem, however, so I am going to have to believe the historians with their facts. * 640 x 480 * (125KB)

backofgallery * This is a lame picture of the back of the National Gallery...the tour bus was driving by, and I recognized the building to I took a photo. This is one danger of a digital camera... * 640 x 480 * (119KB)

scottmem * This is a far away shot of the monument to William Scott, the writer. This was the first picture I took of it, but one thing to note is that in many of the city pictures later on, this monument is visible, giving you an idea of where you are in the city. This monument is just in front of the Price's Street Gardens. * 640 x 480 * (123KB)

william_scott_monument * Here is the close up shot of the Scott Memorial, previously mentioned. It's quite tall and old. * 119 x 152 * (4KB)
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view_camobs3 * There is this really fun place called the Camera Obscura, right by the castle. It's a periscope built in 1851, on top of this old building that was also very tall. You basically go into the dark room, and they project what the periscope sees onto this wooden table, and you can look at all of the parts of the city. This is a view from the balcony, outside the periscope room. The view of the city is beautiful. * 640 x 480 * (128KB)

view_down_Royal_Mile * This is a view down the Royal Mile, as seen from the top of the Camera Obscura building, which is itself on the royal mile, very close to the castle. The Royal Mile is actually 1.1 miles :) and connects Edinburgh Castle to the Hollyrood House Palace, which is the royal residence of the queen when she's in Scotland. I was pleased that it was the Royal Mile, and not the Royal 1.61 Kilometers. * 119 x 152 * (4KB)

view_top_cam_obs_locknessMabe * Another view atop the Camera Obscura building with a fantastic view of the city... * 640 x 480 * (128KB)

view_top_cam_obs1 * This picture was taken to emphasize the height of the Camera Obscura roof top. It shows that the royal mile is 5 floors above the street, according to the building across the street. * 119 x 152 * (4KB)

camobs * Here is the room that houses the periscope. * 119 x 152 * (4KB)
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