Wordless Wednesday

 We arrived in South Queensferry which is the tender port for Edinburgh. When we took our tender ashore we saw that a previous one had got stuck on a mud bank and another one was trying to pull it free. They were there for over an hour so I am very glad we hadn't gone ashore a few minutes earlier.

We decided we would go to Edinburgh castle as the last time we were there we took the HOHO bus and didn't have time to go in.

Two Scots Guards on duty.

Once you get inside the castle gates it is not at all as I expected a castle to look like. It looks more like a town with roads and houses.

The One o' clock gun which gets fired daily, yes at 1pm.

There was a lovely view out across Edinburgh from the castle.

The Forth Rail Bridge which was opened in 1890. Our ship is just visible behind it.

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Wordless Wednesday, Oslo.

 Oslo, Norway.

The old and the new. This schooner was moored next to us with a modern yacht behind her.

A modern sculpture of a yacht in the harbour.

We passed here on the ship's shuttle service and thought it was a ski slope. It is Oslo's Opera House!

The Lion statue by the Parliament buildings.

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Wordless Wednesday.

After M'dina (last week's post)we went back to the port at Valletta via the fishing village of Marsaxlokk.

Traditional fishing boat.

The fishing village of Marsaxlokk.

The town church.

From there we returned to the port of Valletta to sail for our next port of call. We were able to see the lovely architecture as we sailed out.

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Wordless Wednesday, Malta.

M'dina, Malta.

 There are only around 300 inhabitants of the ancient city and very few cars leading to it's nickname of The Silent City. It adjoins the village of Rabat which has a population of over 11,000.

Mdina is full of very narrow streets so is not at all suited to traffic.

Statue of the Madonna and Child on the Carmelite Church.

Gold leaf painting in a workshop.

Views of the neighbouring village of Rabat from the city walls.

The Mtarfa clock tower near Rabat.

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Wordless Wednesday, Bruges, Belgium.

Photos from our Scandinavian cruise in 2012 visiting Bruges during a port call at Zeebrugge.

 Bruges is a lovely old medieval town with canals running through it and is often known as the Venice of the North.

St Bonfacius Bridge.

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Wordless Wednesday

 

Anyone for a cappuccino?

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Wordless Wednesday

Sun through the mist.

It was very misty all day with the mist occasionally lifting and letting the sun through.

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