View from right outside the hostel
Edinburgh Castle
Pretty imposing outer walls
Edinburgh Castle entrance
William Wallace
Robert the Bruce
Castle street
Mons Meg, a bombard built in 1449. It could only be fired a maximum of 8-10 times each day because of the heat generated by the powder charge.
St. Margaret's Chapel. The oldest building in Edinburgh Castle, built in the early 12th century.
Stained glass window of William Wallace, located in St. Margaret's Chapel
The portcullis
View into the city
Castle keep
Broadsword
Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray, scaled these cliffs with a small band of fighters and captured Edinburgh Castle in 1313
West Princes Street Gardens
View from Edinburgh Castle
George Heriot's School
St. Giles' Cathedral
Donaldson's College, a school for the deaf
Holyrood Palace
Calton Hill
The Royal Mile
Deep fried Mars bar. It was delicious.
The Tollbooth Kirk
The Scott Monument, in honor of the author Sir Walter Scott - he wrote Rob Roy and Ivanhoe.
View of the Scott Monument from West Princes Street Gardens
Greyfriars Church
Square just off the Royal Mile
West Princes Street Gardens
Edinburgh Castle
Apartment building on the Royal Mile
Scottish Parliament
Another view of the Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh at night
Edinburgh Castle at night
Murrayfield Stadium for the New Zealand vs. Scotland Rugby World Cup match, Pool C. New Zealand won 40-0.
New Zealand warm-ups
National anthems
The Haka
Scrum
New Zealand line-out
All Blacks attacking
All Blacks about to score a try
All Blacks successful defensive stand
Scotland attacking
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