Just to show it doesn't always rain in Edinburgh! In fact, it is even sunny sometimes. Like today, when we decided to walk to town through the Meadows and then along the Mound and Royal Art Museum, from where this is the view. Overlooking Princes St Gardens with the Scott monument on the left and the Balmoral on the right. Iwona has promised CJ to take him there for dinner after she gets her first pay check! Yum!
This is the view the other way, back towards the Old Town. Can't get enough of the Edinburgh skyline!
After some shopping (necessary evil, shoes for Cees-Jan) we finally made it to Calton Hill, one of the most famous spots in Edinburgh with fantastic views over the city and a jolly collection of follies. 
One of those is the National Scottish Monument, a copy of the Parthenon which was never finished because the council ran out of funds. Popular to climb on to, though a bit hard to get up. You might just be able to recognise Cees-Jan between the second and third column from the left.
Of course Iwona couldn't stay behind and here she is, showing how big those columns really are!
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