Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Edinburgh castle ...Camera Obscura

Skyline from Edinburgh Castle

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Bob the Cute Little Dog Story on following picture


Three Musketeers

Beautiful painting title "The thin Red Line"the 93rd Highland regiment stood there ground only 2 men deep and repelled a vastly superior Russian Army at the Battle of Balaclava

not sure who this is but it was a beautiful bronze statue in the upper courtyard at Edinburgh Castle

Ann Marie and Friend

Window at the war memorial at the castle no pictures inside...they have many books with all the names of the soldiers who died serving there Country from the first world war to present

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Nice man named Donal a guide at the castle

View of Edinburgh

this is the spot where witches were tortured...explanation next picture


First thing we Experienced at Camera Obscura I am reflected in all the spheres  ..such a interesting hands on kind of place the Camera was mounted at the top of the castle in 1856....it has a mirror on the top of a simple hollow pole through the ceiling and by maneuvering it the images onto a white big bowl painted white you can watch what is going on all around the area...

Me and Rod waiting to see  Camera Obscura  such a interesting hands on kind of place the Camera was mounted at the top of the castle in 1856....it has a mirror on the top of a simple hollow pole through the ceiling and by maneuvering it the images onto a white big bowl painted white you can watch what is going on all around the area...

Funny Optical Illusions

This one was of fish swimming on the floor and when you stepped on them they would disappear weird stuff

In this room I was the big Giant and Rod was a Little Guy weird again

Ann Marie's head on a big Tray

Cats within a Cat
There were some really amazing optical Illusions in this place we all had a great time we walked from our condo up the Royal Mile to the Castle...a ton of shops along the way begging you to enter and spend..Ha! we stopped at a fudge shop on the way back...and a soap store..mmmmm! nice

2 comments:

  1. What an interesting place! Anne-Marie you make an excellent centrepiece!haha Pat and Rod, you looked like Leprachauns in that mirrored room!haha Cats within cats..very creative. And the dog story was touching..man's best friend has been around for a long time. Have another great day you guys!JOX

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  2. Those were some really fun pics, that thin red line is crazy

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