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MVC-001S
This guy was in the gift shop
which used to be the stables
Photographed by: Janne
Photograph taken on: 4/30/01
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MVC-002S (Altered, Rotation)
View from one of the musket
holes on the north wall.
Photographed by: Janne
Photograph taken on: 4/30/01
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MVC-006S (Altered, Rotation)
Bag piper
Photographed by: Janne
Photograph taken on: 4/30/01
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MVC-007S
Model of the whole castle
Photographed by: Janne
Photograph taken on: 4/30/01
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MVC-008S
Scottish band playing in the
main court yard
Photographed by: Janne
Photograph taken on: 4/30/01
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MVC-010S
Today is the Queens birthday
Photographed by: Janne
Photograph taken on: 4/30/01
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MVC-011S
They did a 21 gun salute.
Photographed by: Janne
Photograph taken on: 4/30/01
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MVC-015S (Altered, Rotation)
In the war museum, these are
dikes which were common and are sometimes still used in the highlands
Photographed by: Janne
Photograph taken on: 4/30/01
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MVC-016S
One of the flags carried by
the Scottish army
Photographed by: Janne
Photograph taken on: 4/30/01
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MVC-017S
the eagle from Napoleon's 45th
"battalion". A Scottish man took it during the battle.
Photographed by: Janne
Photograph taken on: 4/30/01
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MVC-018S
Meg Mons was made in Belgium.
She was used in battle in Scotland but later only used for important ceremonies
as she was too heavy to move around.
Photographed by: Janne
Photograph taken on: 4/30/01
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MVC-019S (Altered, Rotation)
The state rooms and crown jewels
are in here. They have made it more than crystal clear that NO PICTURES
are to be taken.
Photographed by: Janne
Photograph taken on: 4/30/01
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MVC-022S (Altered, Rotation)
This is the lock that kept the
chest locked for 100 years. The crown jewels were in that chest.
Photographed by: Janne
Photograph taken on: 4/30/01
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MVC-023S (Altered, Rotation)
This was Queen Mary of Scot's
room and in a tiny room next door she gave birth to her only son
Photographed by: Janne
Photograph taken on: 4/30/01
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MVC-025S
A look at some architecture
Photographed by: Janne
Photograph taken on: 4/30/01
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MVC-027S (Altered, Rotation)
In the hall of honors in the
center room there is this chest which holds the original scrolls. It has
been unopened since 1929. The chest sits on green Italian marble and under
that you can see the volcanic rock that the castle was built on.
Photographed by: Janne
Photograph taken on: 4/30/01
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MVC-028S (Altered, Rotation)
This is the Grand hall. That
little window that is high up and bared up was used by the king to spy
on his subjects.
Photographed by: Janne
Photograph taken on: 4/30/01
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MVC-035S
Walking to that hill, you can
see the columns in the distance.
Photographed by: Janne
Photograph taken on: 4/30/01
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MVC-036S
On our way Oiwi and I stopped
to get a...(wrong) sandwich. The lady in the bar was nice and took the
pic for us. :) Notice we are both wearing our Scottish scarves.
Photographed by: Janne
Photograph taken on: 4/30/01
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MVC-040S (Altered, Rotation)
When we got to the columns we
climbed around
Photographed by: Janne
Photograph taken on: 4/30/01
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MVC-041S (Altered, Rotation)
View of Edinburgh from this
hill
Photographed by: Janne
Photograph taken on: 4/30/01
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