2nd August - Edinburgh

Being the first day of the fringe we headed in to Edinburgh to go round some galleries and see whats what in the art world. After a couple of small galleries we got to the Portrait Gallery where the Vanity Fair Portraits exhibition is on, it was very good.



Random view of Edinburgh Castle from George St.



Interesting building with a tiny lighthouse on it, that'll help all the boats that sail up George St. then will it?



After lunch we headed over Princes St. and up to the Royal Mile. Parked in some random side street and as we wandered to our next gallery we found more graffiti. Its becoming a theme.



Happy face.



So, into the National Museum of Scotland and who do we run into but Dolly the sheep.



Amber tries out life as welder.



Everyone sing along now.



This is the museum.

1st August - Dundee

Today we headed off to Dundee to go to the Beano exhibition at the University of Dundee marking the 70th birthday of the beano.



Next stop was the DPM park to have a look at the graffiti that had been done there the previous week.



We liked the way the "blood" from this one bled down on to the cobbles and the grass.



Wide view of one wall.



One of the most lifelike ones.



Another one with the graffiti carrying on down on to the cobbles.



King Kong.



An alien.

Even the benches get a look in.

26th July - Babe Ruth is back again

26th July - Beach trip

Today we set off on a road trip to Mallaig. On the way, in the mist, we saw a bridge.



After some very tiring sitting in the car we stopped and had a comfort break at "The Green Welly".



Next place of interest on the way was Glencoe.



An interesting beehive cairn.



Another view at Glencoe.



And another.



And another.



The sea view from Mallaig.



View of Mallaig harbour.



Next stop, the silver sands at Morar.



More of the silver sands.



And yet more.



And more.



And more.



And more.



And more.



And more.



And the sun was beginning to set just as we came back through Glencoe.

22nd July - Harrods

Being our last day in London we headed down to Knightsbridge to let Amber spend all her money in Harrods toy dept. Afterwards we cleared the food hall then headed back home.

July 20th - Brighton

Today we headed down to Brighton. Here you can see the old pier in the foreground and the new pier in the background.



This used to be a toilet, I used it once many many years ago.



Couple of deck chairs watching the old pier.



Looking back at Brighton from the pier.

18th July - Wimbledon

After our day in Kew we drove the short trip to Wimbledon, parked on the common, then wandered down to Tootsies for tea.

18th July - Kew Gardens

Today, after a brief detour via Leyton to get petrol, we switched on the sat nav in the car to take us to Kew Gardens. It took us an interesting route via Camden, Euston and Hammersmith but did get us there in the end. Once we found the car park we made our way in and first stop was the treetop walk.



Which we walked round.

The lift wasn't working.



One of the glasshouses.



And another.



Round the back.



A tree.



A giant lily pad.



Plants in the glass house.



The roof of the glass house needs a clean.



Looking down the spiral staircase.



Still in the glasshouse.



The pagoda.



The Japanese garden.



A bonsai.



A vegetable garden.



A tree.