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Viaduct.
Where: Culloden, Scotland.
What: The ‘Culloden Viaduct’ railway bridge in Nairn Valley, near the Culloden battlefield, is part of the railway line from Inverness to Perth and is located some 9 miles from the city of Inverness.
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Loading ...Pet Cemetary.
Where: Edinburgh, Scotland.
What: Several faithful soldier’s dogs and regiment-mascots were buried on this cemetary in the second half of the 19th century. The cemetary is located in a garden, opposite St. Margaret’s Chapel, the oldest surviving structure of the castle.
The street below is called Princes Street, the main shopping street of Edinburgh and the street that divides the Old Town and the New Town.
(1 votes, average: 3 out of 5) Loading ...The Bridge Over The River Thames.
Where: London, England.
What: One of the 89 meter (293 feet) high towers of Tower Bridge. Although it appears to be firmly attacked to both parts of London it connects, some people think it’s a ship; it is insured as one.
(1 votes, average: 3 out of 5) Loading ...Just how high is this thing again?
Where: Edinburgh, Scotland.
What: Sitting on Arthur’s Seat, the highest of the seven hills upon which the city of Edinburgh is built. Long, long ago, Arthur’s seat was a volcano, but it has since retired. It is not known who Arthur is.
How high: Either 251 meters or 823 feet, whatever meets your fancy.
(1 votes, average: 2 out of 5) Loading ...No, it’s not Stonehenge.
Where: Callanish Standing Stones, Callanish, Scotland.
What: Some 50 stones, erected around 1800 BC, that combine to form the site called ‘Calanais I’ (over 20 such monuments exist on the Isle of Lewis, Calanais I is the largest). Cross-shaped, the theory about the alignment of the stones is that they mark significant points of the lunar cycle. The centre of the site contains a stone tomb in which human remains have been found.
Folklore tells of giants who are turned to stone as a punishment for refusing to convert to Christianity.
True to the title of this blog, the photo was taken during heavy rain and wind.
(1 votes, average: 3 out of 5) Loading ...It also rains in may.
Where: Edinburgh, Scotland.
What: A very rainy afternoon, looking out on Princes Street from West Register Street.
(1 votes, average: 3 out of 5) Loading ...Got nuts?
Where: St. James’s Park, London, England.
What: St. James’s Park, one of the royal parks of London, is named after a leper hospital that was founded in the thirteenth century on that location. Henry VIII purchased the park in 1532 to turn it into a deer park. It was under his reign that one of the palaces surrounding the park, Palace of St. James’s, was built (the other two Westminster Palace and Buckingham Palace).
The current shape of the park is most influenced by Charles II, who had the park redesigned in a more formal, French, style, and George IV, who had architect John Nash redesign it into a more romantic style.
A lot of different animals have populated the park through the years - James I held camels and crocodiles there - but today it are the squirrels that receive the most attention. The pictured squirrel is preparing to climb on the photographer, looking for food.
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