Edinburgh - Fireworks Concert 2013

On this freezing cold and windy evening of 1st September I had an opportunity to take part in the Fireworks Concert which is organised annually at the end of the International Festival in Edinburgh.

The concert takes places in the Ross Theatre in the Princes Gardens and you need to buy a ticket to enter the Princes Gardens. However, if you still want to experience the concert and watch the fireworks you can do it on Princes Street which is always full of people who come to admire the fireworks. 

This event is highly recommended as it is a real masterpiece. I have no idea how they do it, but fireworks harmonize with music so pefrectly that it is absolutely amazing. The fireworks are shot off from the castle which changes colours and looks stunning. This year at the very end there was a theme of Baba Yaga (a famous supernatural being in Slavic folklore), and the fireworks during the theme were absolutely fantastic.

Neither a photo, nor a video can convey what a human eye can see during the Fireworks Concert when all the fireworks are just over you head.This way or another, I would like to present some of the pictures from the event.

Despite the horrible weather, it was worth going there and experiencing the fireworks display as well as music.

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From England to Scotland

I would like to show some photos which I took last December when I was coming back from England to Edinburgh. 

There are some photos taken at my favourite service called Annandale Water Motorway Service in Johnstonebridge on the way from Carlise to Glasgow. Every time we travel on the route we try to stop there to have a short break. I think that we are fond of this place because we stopped there the first time we were travelling to Scotland and it is a really beautiful place. At the back of the building there is such a pretty place to walk and relax.

British motorways are really good and I like them. My favourite activity in the car is taking photos even though the majority of them are usually deleted later, but I cannot resist taking pictures when there are beautiful landscapes all around and a good light. Last year when we were travelling there were first signs of winter and snow.

Although Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, there is no direct motorway from England to Scottish capital. Of course you can take motorway and go to Glasgow and then to Edinburgh, but there is a shorter way to reach Edinburgh by taking road  A702. The road is picturesque, the landscapes amazing, but at the same time the road is narrow and winding. British drivers have no idea how to overtake cars and maybe it is even better they do not try to do it too often on that road because it never looks safe when they do it. 

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The National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

The National Museum of Scotland is located in the centre of the city in Chambers Street. You can find out about Scottish history, science and technology, different cultures and natural world there. It is definitely worth visiting.

First cloned sheep Dolly

Inside the museum

The view from the top of the museum

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