Greg talking about his Holiday.

Greg talking here:

As any of you have been to Edinburgh know, the city is built on hills and bluffs which together with its many historic buildings, make it unique amongst European cities and well worth a visit. This is from someone who never visited, despite living for four years only a few hundred miles away.

We are visiting Scotland during the worst early winter in 17 years. Taking advantage of the weather, Wyona started

a snowball fight. Actually, she just threw one snowball which the camera caught in mid-flight.

The capital of Scotland, Edinburgh is home to the Scottish parliament, Holyrood. The gates of the Palace of Holyroodhouse welcome the visitor to history in the making. Devolution as it was called by the Labour government which granted Scotland self-government, perhaps was

not fully aware of the implications.

The view under the North Bridge of the skyline of Calton Hill is typical of Edinburgh. Calton Hill includes the National and Nelson's Monument, St. Andrew's House and the Old Observatory.

Edinburgh Castle is the dominate site of the city, visible clearly from everywhere, that is, except when the fog roles in. Then it takes on a haunting quality, as it does in this photo. The monument in the foreground is to the Royal Scot Greys.

The last photo is of the "patron saint" of all business people, Adam Smith. His seminal work, the Wealth of Nations, was published in 1776 was the foundation of modern economics. Some have speculated that it had a major influence on the development of the United States for which 1776 is also an important date.