The Camera Obscura was started in 1835. It provides a 360 degree view of Edinburgh - projected onto a small wooden table in a darkened room. It was fun - as you can pretend to pick up people/cars etc on pieces of paper and move them around - which the kids really enjoyed.
There was also 4 floors of visual effects, holograms and fun expirements - including a great room for optical illusions. How much bigger than me does Olivia look!?
The sun shone as we had lunch just outside Edinburgh castle....
Our attempts at sitting outside and toasting marshmallows in the evening were eventually impacted by the Scottish Midge.
The Midge is now officially classified (by us) as the most dangerous creature on earth. We've had Grizzly Bears, Wolves and Snakes on this trip but nothing bites as much as the miniscule Midge. They were bad last night and no matter how much smoke we had from the fire or layers of clothing that we put on - they still got through.
Poor Jack got covered in bites but did not seem to mind too much.
We leave Edinburgh today and head South to Newcastle for a few days.
Ken
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