Five Extraordinary Castles in or Near Edinburgh. The most iconic castle in Edinburgh is, of course, Edinburgh Castle. Century north-west tower was built by King James V. The main part of the palace as it appears today was built between 1671 and 1678 in the Baroque style for Charles II when he was restored to the monarchy. What a contrast this elegant palace is to the next three castles on my list. Craigmillar is what many call a hidden gem. Prior to some episodes of Outlander. I had wanted to visit Tanta.

The chronicles of a fierce fathlete. This is where j-ro honors the fathlete in EVERYbody. Thursday, September 12, 2013. As you know this blog as been around since 2005. Though these days my blogging life has been unpredictable, I still want you to know that I intend to maintain it. After some major soul searching, I decided to consolidate all of my blogs. Therefore, this fathlete is re-locating. My new site will be here.

News, Ramblings, Griping from the Fierce Scouting headquarters nestled somewhere in a bunker in San Diego County. Sunday, August 15, 2010. Although we did have a couple of hot days after the June cold snap, then, bam, back to cool weather.