Edinburgh Castle

over looking Edinburgh to the west

entrance to the now war memorial

repilica room of what the castle would have looked like

where the crown jewels are kept

Edinburgh

We headed up to Scotland for a week and stayed in Edinburgh. While modern, much of Edinburgh still holds the mystical charm of medieval times, and it was very enjoyable to spend a week exploring the city. These are photos from our walking tour of the city.

classic stone building throughout Edinburgh

church tower

old tower for telling the news

entrance to St. Giles

oldest building in Edinburgh

overlooking the towen

Edinburgh Castle

Hogwarts? Where it was first filmed...I guess

Were J.K. Rowling wrote and planned the first book(s)--above the word furniture

Greyfriars Bobby grave

Greyfriars Bobby

what use to be a lake of poo

London Zoo

The London Zoo is a world class zoo located right in the heart of the city. Even on a cold wintry day, I enjoyed the zoo. While I had fun at the zoo, it does not rank as my favorite zoo in Europe. Here are photos from my trip.

(one of my favorite areas, by far)

Penguin Pool deisgned by Berthold Lubetkin

um, excuse me?

There is no glass between the camera and the ants. The ropes connect the different pods of the enclosures

Bird Clock

"old school" photos showing zoology of the past

black swan

komodo dragon

giraffes with babies

otters...by far our favorite. (video will follow of their awesomeness)

penguins

House of Parliament from the Southbank

Sciecne Museum

Before heading up to Scotland, we walked through the science museum in London. It is located near the South Kensington tube stop and Hyde Park. It was one of the coolest science museums I've been to!

Aviation

Scary...

A cross-section of a 747. What separates a passenger and the outside is an extremely thin layer of metal and insulation.

Model of the first x-ray machine. Brits are really into wax figures

Mathematics

Plastic!

Materials that are used in your home

Cold London (when the whole world seemed to be cold)

Frozen canal near Emily's flat

Back at it...

I am back at it! Traveling around Europe and visiting zoos every now and then. I have been in Great Britain for the past month exploring England and Scotland. Come back soon and all my pictures from my adventures will be up.