At the tail end of August, we went to the Intelligent Virtual Agents meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland. Both Chuck and I have been to Edinburgh before, but going to a conference together there was a new experience. We arrived a few days early so that our daughter S and a friend of hers could join us. A friend of mine in Edinburgh lent us her condo to stay in, which was really wonderful.
In downtown Edinburgh, we wandered about. I took this photo toward the Fifth of Fourth:
We also went to the Modern Art museum on foot. The trek took us along the Leith (a local river), by old parts of the city and onto the grounds:
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| Waterfalls at Leith |
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| Chuck and S along the Leith |
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| Old Edinburgh |
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| Along the way to the museum |
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| Grounds of Modern Art Museum |
We of course sampled food in Edinburgh (including Scotch). While Chuck and I did conference meetings, in the evening, S. and friend saw the city, and one night they were able to go dancing (they are swing dancers). On our last night, the Edinburgh Festival was ending. We all watched the fireworks set off the Edinburgh Castle as we sat in blankets after picnic dinner in the park below.
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| Castle before the fireworks |
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| Fireworks in Edinburgh |
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