On Brilliant Ideas, the Plot, and Stuff
I very ingeniusly outwitted myself yesterday evening. I thought that by walking up high enough on Caerketton I would be able to see the fireworks display at Meadowbank saving me from going all the way to Arthur's Seat.
Well, I got a spectacular view over Edinburgh last night. Edinburgh looked like a dark behemoth with fire spouts spurting multi-coloured sparkles at irregular intervals here and there.
Only Meadowbank eluded me as it was impossible to move either Salisbury Cracks or Arthur's Seat out of the way and the fireworks didn't go up high enough. Judging by the way Arthur's Seat was illuminated from behind, it must have been quite a show.
It was freezing up there and as soon as I realised that there was little chance of seeing anything unless I was gonna wait for 30mins or risk breaking my ankle by going up even higher, I left rather disappointed.
However, I was consoled by Richard Hammond. Unlikely source I know but no it wasn't Top Gear. He presented "Richard Hammmonds Gunpowder Plot", an old programme from 2005 in which they rebuilt the old parliament only to blow it up with mediaeval gunpowder which had to be imported from Spain. The whole thing was a bit over-long as you really just wanted to see the damn thing being blown up but it was quite informative as well. I enjoyed it.
I used a careers advice software once in Germany and it told me that I should become an explosives expert. Looking at this experiment, maybe I should have.
So for all those, who missed it and who like me have a destructive as well as a creative streak, I have to provide this YouTube link. You don't need sound. Enjoy!
Well, I got a spectacular view over Edinburgh last night. Edinburgh looked like a dark behemoth with fire spouts spurting multi-coloured sparkles at irregular intervals here and there.
Only Meadowbank eluded me as it was impossible to move either Salisbury Cracks or Arthur's Seat out of the way and the fireworks didn't go up high enough. Judging by the way Arthur's Seat was illuminated from behind, it must have been quite a show.
It was freezing up there and as soon as I realised that there was little chance of seeing anything unless I was gonna wait for 30mins or risk breaking my ankle by going up even higher, I left rather disappointed.
However, I was consoled by Richard Hammond. Unlikely source I know but no it wasn't Top Gear. He presented "Richard Hammmonds Gunpowder Plot", an old programme from 2005 in which they rebuilt the old parliament only to blow it up with mediaeval gunpowder which had to be imported from Spain. The whole thing was a bit over-long as you really just wanted to see the damn thing being blown up but it was quite informative as well. I enjoyed it.
I used a careers advice software once in Germany and it told me that I should become an explosives expert. Looking at this experiment, maybe I should have.
So for all those, who missed it and who like me have a destructive as well as a creative streak, I have to provide this YouTube link. You don't need sound. Enjoy!
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