Well, we are here in Scotland, spending four days in Edinburgh seeing the city and awaiting the beginning of our tour with Mara Freeman and her husband, David. Edinburgh is not our favorite city so far, but we are impressed with how many Scots have made important contributions to medicine, literature, the arts, and other sciences. It is a truly impressive record of achievement and just naming some names will give you a picture: Arthur Conan Doyle, James Clerk Maxwell (as in the Maxwell equation), Robert Liston (first to use a general anesthetic), Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Burns, to name a few. Doyle's inspiration for Sherlock Holmes was his College of Medicine professor, Dr. Joseph Bell. Of course, on the negative side there was a man named Botch who designed a bridge that failed miserably, adding to the English language the term 'a botched project.' Here are a few photos.
Go see the oldest building in Scotland up near the castle. I believe it's St. Margaret's Chapel. It's a beautiful, sweet spot.
ReplyDeleteWe were up to the castle and spent some time in St. Margaret's Chapel. Clearly the best spot in the Castle, which is otherwise pretty military.
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