Penguins on Parade

Two penguins are sitting on an iceberg.
One penguin says to the other, "Hey! You look like you're wearing a tuxedo!"
The other one says, "What makes you think I'm not?"
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Every day at 2:15 the penguins go for a walk on the green in Edinburgh Zoo. I arrived for the tail end of it so I didn't get any photos of it, but greatly enjoyed seeing the penguins anyway!

The Gathering

In conjuction with Robert Burns' 250th Birthday, Scottish Government/tourism board sponsored Homecoming 2009, where all clan members from around the globe come back to Scotland. This past weekend was the Gathering, a massive Highland Games followed by a Clan March. It was highly attended, but sort of like any other parade in my opinion. Maybe it's because I'm not Scottish.

Bowling on an Impulse

Last week as I was riding the bus back to the University, I saw this bowling green from the window, and the light was nice, so I went with my impulses, got off and inquired about taking photos. Lo and behold, I had arrived 15 minutes before a tournament was about to begin. These men were ridiculous, and when I could understand what they were saying, well, let's just say that I would feel comfortable typing on the internet. It was a blast.

Out on the Town

Took the day to do some story searching in Edinburgh. Hung out in the Meadows and went to a session at night. I miss the fiddle more than ever here, and I really wanted to play along!

The Depths and Heights of Edinburgh

In the same day, I went to the highest point in Edinburgh, Arthur's Seat in Holyrood Park, to one of the lowest points underground in the city, the South Bridge Vaults, on a ghost tour of haunted Edinburgh.

Highland Glory

Traveled to Inverness in the Highlands on Saturday and made it to the Highland Games there for a short while. I wasn't too interested in the strongman competitions and hung out with the dancers instead.

Fortress on the Volcano

I went with the graduate students on the trip to the Edinburgh Castle, a large and mighty fortress that looks over the rest of the city atop an ancient volcano. It was rainy.