Sorry to keep banging on about Scotland (some more pics to come) but It really was a great day The business trip Good the Travel by Train Very cool Virgin have dome a marvellous job getting the right team together to make your journey as comfortable as possible.
Now as far as Edinburgh is Concerned this was my Third Visit, my first way back in 1980 don't recall much about it as I was in a bar most of the evening:0
The Second Trip I took the company Car Stayed over for the business trip, but the hotel's meal booking system was broken so I ended up in Burger king which was fine by me. except it was winter wet miserable and I was on my own it was that bad a Tile from a building narrowly missed me if you Know Edinburgh you will understand my terror those building are blooming high, you don't have to be a Physicist to work out this if it had hit me I may not be writing this
Now back yesterdays adventure, With 2 hours to so to waste whilst I waited for the Train back south I walked around the City with the Canon 40D as you know by now I only Have a 50mm Prime (I say only very lightly cause it's a fab lens) Well after a few street shots buildings taking a 30sec Movie with my Pentax Optio I eventually ended up in The Scottish National Gallery here's the Link http://www.nationalgalleries.org/collection/online_home/4:315/
It was an amazing and emotional visit I was moved to tears seeing such wonderful works of art and so well presented, you are asked to carry by hand any back-back so as not to damage the Pictures (This gives you an idea of how close you can get to the exhibits.
I have been to both Liverpool & Manchester Galleries but as you cab expect this in Edinburgh was just head and shoulders above can you imagine being right next to a Rubens, Franz Halls, Van Dyke and seeing their Brush strokes!
Or a Sir Joshua Reynolds the Reynolds was the one that did it for me it was a good job Photography wasn't allowed I wouldn't have been able to Hold my Camera Steady here is the Picture http://212.20.233.42/index.php/collection/online_az/4:322/results/0/5360/
Well That's about it for now signing off to watch a Movies On Film 4
Steve
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