A quickie today…

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…from our 1985 visit to the UK – a pretty skyline:

This is how Edinburgh looked in July of 1985 – in the sun, no less. Taken from Edinburgh Castle, this almost appears as if it were taken from a personal drone (which was not even a twinkle in someone’s eye at that point in history.

Edinburgh, capital city of Scotland, is located in southeastern Scotland with its center near the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, an arm of the North Sea that thrusts westward into the Scottish Lowlands. The city and its immediate surroundings constitute an independent council area. The city and most of the council area, including the busy port of Leith on the Firth of Forth, lie within the historic county of Midlothian, but the council area also includes an area in the northwest, around South Queensferry, in the historic county of West Lothian.

Physically, Edinburgh is a city of sombre theatricality, with much of this quality deriving from its setting among crags and hills and from its tall buildings and spires of dark stone. Edinburgh has been a military stronghold, the capital of an independent country, and a center of intellectual activity. Although it has repeatedly experienced the vicissitudes of fortune, the city has always renewed itself. Today it is the seat of the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Executive, and it remains a major center for finance, law, tourism, education, and cultural affairs. Area council area, 102 square miles (264 square km). Pop. (2001) city, 431,393; council area, 476,626; (2011) city, 459,366; council area, 482,640.

We had a fabulous time…would go back if we were ever to be in the area!

Mandy

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  1. Hi Mandy,
    The view looks pretty much the same today. That’s the advantage of old buildings and conservation laws. I see you caught the “one o’clock gun” in your picture, which is fired at that time each day.

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    1. Hi Penny,
      Thanks for stopping by!
      Glad to hear that things still look the same. Would hate to see a skyscraper turn up in the skyline! (BTW, I wondered about the cannon!) We obviously weren’t there at one o’clock or my wife would have had to plug her ears!

      Please stop by again…there are a few more sightseeing stops to post about in the future!

      Hugs,

      Mandy

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