tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post8779680760917848307..comments2023-10-10T17:08:40.201+01:00Comments on Scotland for the Senses: Edinburgh's ancient outdoor fitness meccaPurestGreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10860331983741242940noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-44311612104486688922010-09-19T18:20:33.947+01:002010-09-19T18:20:33.947+01:00Hi there. Your love for Scotland is inspiring. I w...Hi there. Your love for Scotland is inspiring. I wish I were rich, I'd fly there tomorrow.michael.offworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06288740006736803513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-63747925620384560552010-09-11T04:45:16.407+01:002010-09-11T04:45:16.407+01:00It's my first time here and I'm now one of...It's my first time here and I'm now one of your "Followers"! :)<br />Your photos are spectacular!!<br />Best,<br />gabriele, in Southern CaliforniaGabriele Agustinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10837967050743530302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-59557062431972019732010-09-10T16:10:48.853+01:002010-09-10T16:10:48.853+01:00Hi Dear one, what a beautiful place. I would love ...Hi Dear one, what a beautiful place. I would love to go there.<br />I hope you are having a wonderful fall.<br />I would love to take a strong scottsman with me. ;-D<br />Love and hugs.Marie Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14385847270598698651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-41016236169378366692010-09-10T16:00:00.883+01:002010-09-10T16:00:00.883+01:00I just found your blog... and I so enjoyed the jou...I just found your blog... and I so enjoyed the journey! Beautiful photos of beautiful places.Reehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01360400964225382738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-11912310022627010062010-09-09T21:15:51.771+01:002010-09-09T21:15:51.771+01:00Arthur's Seat was one of the places that had t...Arthur's Seat was one of the places that had this Glasgow boy going back to Edinburgh again and again.Scotsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09721900255963034112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-32380894767800121162010-09-09T20:46:25.716+01:002010-09-09T20:46:25.716+01:00weeping .... I want to be there ! I want Pup to be...weeping .... I want to be there ! I want Pup to be the out of breath dog !Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-78821405871572296932010-09-09T19:27:49.100+01:002010-09-09T19:27:49.100+01:00Surely worth the climb for those wonderful city vi...Surely worth the climb for those wonderful city views - I do love the look on that dog's face - beautiful scenery altogether.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-38109521005600893742010-09-09T19:08:59.237+01:002010-09-09T19:08:59.237+01:00Scotland's the only place on the world I'd...Scotland's the only place on the world I'd like to fitness :)<br />Thanks for the amazing photosErnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04343710608629199401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-78594514315971004512010-09-09T09:50:19.147+01:002010-09-09T09:50:19.147+01:00Love this post and it's a great place for ever...Love this post and it's a great place for everyone to hang out, even if it's kids feeding swans at the bottom loch. I helped build the path to the top which had to be done as before it was just trails and it was so slippy as you scrambled to the top rocks.Miss Edinburghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08239466659646174540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-29022566445661864322010-09-09T08:52:22.410+01:002010-09-09T08:52:22.410+01:00I moved to Edinburgh earlier this week, into a fla...I moved to Edinburgh earlier this week, into a flat which looks out onto Holyrood Park and Arthur's Seat. Flat is a bit grubby and has a bit of mould, but every time I look out of the window I know it'll be OK.Rosiehttp://ratherlovely.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-35996059797713738202010-09-09T06:01:17.026+01:002010-09-09T06:01:17.026+01:00Oh, I would love to sit up there and sketch or pai...Oh, I would love to sit up there and sketch or paint! It would be so wonderful! Lovely pictures as always!Hazel Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-65459563513016583102010-09-09T03:50:55.188+01:002010-09-09T03:50:55.188+01:00Some trivia for you. Parts of Scotland are made fr...Some trivia for you. Parts of Scotland are made from some of the oldest geological rock on the planet, perhaps the oldest. And they were once part of a mountain range than dwarfed the Himalayas many aeons ago, before being worn away by the elements. Who knows, maybe one of those hills you climbed was once taller than Everest!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-69464351632765147322010-09-09T01:40:05.000+01:002010-09-09T01:40:05.000+01:00I love the stone path, that is quite wonderful! It...I love the stone path, that is quite wonderful! It does look like a great place to walk with amazing views. Thanks for sharing your walk with us!Tammie Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-82533250941417555332010-09-09T01:34:47.907+01:002010-09-09T01:34:47.907+01:00I didn't realize that Arthur's Seat was an...I didn't realize that Arthur's Seat was an extinct volcano. How very cool!<br /><br />Wonderful photos!Deb Salisbury, Magic Seeker and Mantua-Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513482264195697450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-35890392941806711302010-09-09T00:29:38.175+01:002010-09-09T00:29:38.175+01:00I've recently taken to 'gyming' it aga...I've recently taken to 'gyming' it again and would much prefer this to the enforced artificial intimacy of the gym...all of those machines in a row, uggg! Much rather take this lovely hike.<br /><br />Smiles and must say again how lovely it is to have you back!Julia Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12962789783040804769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-16361289160144373482010-09-09T00:08:16.743+01:002010-09-09T00:08:16.743+01:00your photo shots make me heartsick for Edinburgh. ...your photo shots make me heartsick for Edinburgh. thanks for sharing them. my hiking husband really likes arthur's seat. embarrassed to say i've never been there myself.Journeys to Scotlandhttp://ajb47.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-64255137673815163472010-09-08T23:46:48.732+01:002010-09-08T23:46:48.732+01:00The view is breathtaking, literally! It certainly ...The view is breathtaking, literally! It certainly would be a challenge for me.<br />All that is running through my head right now is...'Oh! ye'll take the high road and I'll take the low road'... :)<br />☼ SunnySunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04743103444717771768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-31103717499782211522010-09-08T23:43:46.052+01:002010-09-08T23:43:46.052+01:00Surprisingly enough 5 years in Edinburgh (eons ago...Surprisingly enough 5 years in Edinburgh (eons ago) and I never made it to the top of Arthur's Seat. Hiked everything else but not that.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13352764994854290533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-25068043672000586802010-09-08T23:23:06.500+01:002010-09-08T23:23:06.500+01:00I climbed Arthur's Seat at sunrise in August 2...I climbed Arthur's Seat at sunrise in August 2008--absolutely stunning. I recommend taking along a strong Scottish man--comes in handy in the treacherous parts ;)DUNNWONGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08389455727730906793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-37823760534365129722010-09-08T23:15:15.071+01:002010-09-08T23:15:15.071+01:00Absolutely stunning. I'm so glad I discovered ...Absolutely stunning. I'm so glad I discovered your blog tonight.Carmen https://www.blogger.com/profile/07968725221313800020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-4538215660752104322010-09-08T23:04:03.203+01:002010-09-08T23:04:03.203+01:00Those hills look amazing, what a view, I guess I b...Those hills look amazing, what a view, I guess I better get into shape!Some Chilean Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06238851746037566411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-55931307256485719302010-09-08T22:52:36.532+01:002010-09-08T22:52:36.532+01:00I'll never forget climbing up to the Tables in...I'll never forget climbing up to the Tables in the Quiraing on the Isle of Skye, struggling and oh so careful, when an elderly lady clad in tight spandex passed us, running and hopping across the rocks like a mountain goat. We were put to shame!<br /><br />I've never done the climb to Arthur's Seat. Pitiful, I know. But the weather has always seemed to deny us the opportunity!! Next time.Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.com