Peter Urwin - Edinburgh Photoblog

Edinburgh from Gullane Links

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:37 +0000

Taken during a Sunday drive out along the lovely East Lothian coast. Oscar asleep in the back, us in the front with hot coffee and a big slab of cake.

Bench, Portobello Prom

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:33 +0000

Last winter was a severe one here in Edinburgh. The snow that fell at Christmas didn't turn into slush after a day or two, but remained for weeks, beautifully white and hard-packed like in a ski resort.

Misty Morning

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:48 +0000

Edinburgh's Old Town skyline and the National Gallery of Scotland on the Mound.

Lobster Shack

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:29 +0000

Crail Harbour, Fife

Ring of Brodgar

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:06 +0000

One of my favourite places. This photo of the iconic stone circle was taken during our first trip to Orkney in June 2009.

Snow on Portobello Beach

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:16 +0000

The snow fell around high tide, hence the snow/no snow delineation.

Oscar!

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:41 +0000

The arrival of our son is a good excuse to start posting again. Lots of baby photos to come, together with various images of Portobello, where we moved in October.

Hill Country

Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00 +0000

I couldn't get a seat on the train through the Hill Country, so I stood by the open carriage door for seven hours, chatting to the other passengers, eating 'Wadi Wadi' and watching the scenery roll by...

Peredeniya Junction

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:00 +0000

Our departure point for the amazing train journey through the Hill Country

Monkey!

Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00 +0000

Pulling back the curtains in Kandy one morning, we found a troop of cheeky monkeys attempting to break into our hotel room!