It Is Just So Freaking Pretty!

The View from Arthur's Seat... almost

I know it has been a while since I have posted... these were all taken the 4th of March. It snowed the night before I got the bright idea to climb the giant rock.
Pretty flowers...

Me on a rock... isn't it lovely? I look like death.

The chapel ruins that were on the hill side.

Pond. The pond had some lovely swans and some very unusual looking geese.

That is Calton Hill with the pointy thing in the back ground.

26 to 6... I'd say we won

This guy! This guy gets his own post, well the fans in general get their own post. This guy was wearing a skin tight, frontal zip up, pink, leather, VERY mini dress... with a fuzzy pink cowboy hat. I'm thinking he lost a bet... which means watch out Andy Banks because we are looking at some good bet making there!
But this guy was not the only pink-man. There was another! He was too far away for me to get a picture (be happy). This not-so in shape guy was wearing a hot pink mesh long sleeve with a pink skirt and a smaller pink cowboy hat...
The fans are special. They really make you love the game. The old men in kilts, the girls with face paint, the wigs of greens, pinks, blues, flags, the flags as capes, the hats, the fake mustaches, all goes into a good game.

SCOTLAND!!

This was the mass of ppl when we left. I was going to feel bad for those STUPID enough to drive when the game let out because the fans weren't obeying any sidewalk laws. Cars were at a stop in the street because we were walking in mass down the middle of it.

The end of the game a wonderful guy in just a kilt bolted onto the field. That is him in the middle being escorted off... Rugby fans are the best.

Rugby shots. The Blue is Italia and the White is Scotland.

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Half-time shows are a bit different... instead of scantly dressed dance thingys with some sort of musical (live or not) accompaniment... we got parachuters... 4 parachuters. That was it. There was nothing else. In fact, after that which took 10 mins total the game resumed!

The pre-game show of drums and pipes.

The line (mob, swarm, pit of doom) for the bar (aka beer).

Inside of Murrayfield Stadium


sorry it is sideways... hehe but you mainly want to hear the pipes and drums right?

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Ahh game day in Scotland. It is amazing the things one will see. These are all from the 20ish minute walk from the train station to the Stadium. These gents here are very eco-friendly. They peddle while drinking their beer.

Some fans here. They are for Italy (the blue jacket gives that away) but no one could resist the Scottish hat with Nessie out the top! In fact there were many mixed fans. Some waved both national flags, some had Italia colored afros while wearing kilts... oh and there were a LOT of kilts.

I got a hot dog!!! I was so happy that I got a hot dog! I really really wanted a hot dog, and it had mustard and grilled onions. It was very good. :)

Pre-teen boys playing drums and bagpipes. There were tons! I swear these jokers were everywhere!

Murrayfield Stadium!

The Six Nations Tournament

We decided at the last possible moment to go to one of the Six Nation Rugby Matches. It is one of a few that is being held in Edinburgh. Scotland played Italy. We were going to take the bus, but the bus was in a huge clamped up mess of a situation just outside of Waverly Station. So we went with the original plan to take the train to Haymarket which is the location of the Stadium.