It was our last day in Edinburgh and the last day of our vacation and so we were uplifted by this sign
as we made our way towards the botanic garden
and, on arrival, recorded the map of what is a very large area
and then started to explore coming to this interesting artwork which we didn't understand
in the lily pond
after we ran into the waterfall in the rock garden
and then started recording flowers
and settings
and then back to flowers
as Suzanne made her way up a path
and we went past the leaning tree
before more flowers came into view
and this label was recorded as possible ground cover for us
as the flowers
and settings continued
with more flowers always around
as we observed the rules
and returned to flowers
and settings
followed by these remarkably large leaves
after which we returned to a lily pond
and saw this duck
before we saw the monkey puzzle trees
and this quiz question
and then some smaller monkey puzzles
followed by more flowers
and this small mound of grass
and another mound with mini-flowers
onto which we focused
before returning to flower photos
and then came to a remarkable hedge with a passageway
which Suzanne headed to
and through
before we continued on towards the trees
as we made our way to the Queen Mother's Memorial Garden
where the bushes were made out to look like a maze
as we studied the history of the queen mother and her garden
before going to the shelter where there was this medal for her
and these remarkable walls
and ceilings
after which we focused in on the walls
and then after some flower photos
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Suzanne posed with this scarecrow and we left the most impressive gardens.
On the way forward, we passed a cricket game in action
and noted the score
and then passed a house with these lovely flowers
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and caught a long view down an Edinburgh street
before getting this sign for the dog collection
and making our way to the Georgian House where photography was not allowed but the presentation was remarkable.
We made our way into town and stopped at a pub for this ciabata
and beer
and then were tempted into these chips by our neighbors
to which we then added ketchup.
After a break, we headed off to dinner and happened past the birth place of James Clerk Maxwell
before going to the Urban Angel where this was the menu
which Suzanne studied
as I took this self portrait
and she ordered her lemonade
as her salad
and my fallafel arrived
and then her sandwich
and my chilli (British spelling) arrived. After dinner, we went to Kays Bar and had a pleasant conversation with our neighbor.
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