Month: November 2017
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Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Lisbon, Portugal
In October 2017, I(Chris) attended a conference held in Lisbon, Portugal at the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown – a state-of-the-art facility for research and clinical care. The Centre, designed by the Indian architect, Charles Correa, was inaugurated on October 5th 2010. It is situated at the point where the River Tagus meets the Atlantic and from where…
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Waterstones, Edinburgh West End
Continuing with our bookstore tour … this one in Scotland The Waterstones at Edinburgh’s West End is one of four in the city. The four-floor bookshop is right at the heart of the city, opposite Edinburgh Castle, on the capital’s main shopping street; Princes St. They have “a large and inviting Children’s department, a robust…
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Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
We only had 3 days in Edinburgh and this gallery is one of the more remarkable and less touristy place. Much of what I have below is taken from their web site, here. The Scottish National Portrait Gallery is housed in a great red sandstone neo-gothic palace, designed by Sir Robert Rowand Anderson and opened…
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Snapshots from Edinburgh, Scotland
We spent a few days in Edinburgh in June. Here are some snapshots of the city. Princess Street Garden is in the center of Edinburgh. It bridges the old (Medieval) and new (Georgian) parts of the city. View from Edinburgh Castle. Scott Monument at the edge of the garden. Who is he? Sir Walter Scott…