Don’t you just love a beautiful statue!

I can’t help but love statues and the more abnormal in nature the statue the better.

Kenny Hunter’s Monument to a mouse, 2010. Across from the Robert Burns birthplace museum.

Tim Chalk’s From Furrow to Firmament in Four Loups (loup 4), 2010. Behind the Robert Burns birthplace museum.

In Edinburgh on the royal mile is a statue of David Hume by Alexander Stoddart. The right foot big toe sticks out and was rubbed by philosophy students to absorb some knowledge. This became a superstition and you can see the big toe is bright in colour compared to the rest of the statue.

Old water fountain on the Royal mile in Edinburgh. Sadly not in use any more.

Back at the Robert Burns birthplace museum area. No statues, I just like these two photos. Around the corner from the museum in the Brig O’Doon and this is view looking north west of the Doon river and bridges.

Photographs by Jacques …

Princess street gardens, Edinburgh

Taking a walk down the garden paths leads to some interesting photo opportunies. It’s not to easy to change the way a monument and places are preceived other than the normal tourist photos but it’s worth a try.

Hope you like the results. I will be revisiting the gardens at some point in the future to try some different angles and also to try using HDR in a minimalist format to get a better skyline.

Scott monument

Bank of Scotland though the garden wall. St.John’s Episcopal churchMonument to the Royal Scots Greys, erected in 1906 to commemorate the fallen of the Regiment during the Boer War. Never knew about the reason behind the monument till I read the Wikipedia page today. Seeing that I’m South African (a boer) it now has far more significance to me. A few photos of the gardens. Edinburgh castle is on the hill and Scottish National gallery in the forefront.  The North bridge.Sphinx roof decoration, Royal Scottish Academy.  From left to right:
National monument of Scotland, Calton Hill.
Nelson Monument, Calton Hill. 
The Balmoral Hotel (clock tower).
Scott monument
Royal Scottish Academy
I prefer the picture below more than the one above.
And that folks concludes our tour, please don’t forget to tip your guide and hope to see you soon again.

Photographs by Jacques …