Edinburgh museum

On our last full day in Edinburgh, we went to the National Museum of Scotland, a real delight!

We started in the ancient Scottish part, where these three guys caught my eye. (Click to embiggen any photo.)

I had heard that they had a fashion exhibit, so left old Celts behind and went off to see the textiles. A jacket by Tommy Nutter.

This dress folds up to the size of an envelope.

This sweater is by Massimo Nicosia for Pringle of Scotland, for the 2014-5 winter season. (I know that because I did stop to take a photo of the label for this!) The sweater is machine-knit, with 3D-printed bits! I don't know what it would have felt like, how stiff or heavy the bits would be. Interesting, for sure.

A handkerchief from the first world war. Canada provides soldiers and grain, I see!

Not at all textile... a cameo carved in a huge shell.

This was called the world's largest scrimshaw: jawbones of a sperm whale decorated with pictures and words about the hunting of the whale.

Ah, cream tea in the cafe! I don't have any pictures of the museum building, but the centre is all open, the roof is glass, and the structure is ironwork. So it is a pretty impressive sight on its own, and the cafe is on the second floor, overlooking the central court.

It was wet and dark and rainy, so we caught a bus, and were lucky enough to be in the front of the top deck. But since it was wet and dark and rainy, our view was sort of distorted!

And now I am happy to say we are back in Cambridge. For only another 10 days or so! We'll wind up NaBloPoMo and our 77 days in Cambridge, and get back to "normal" for a month or so in Toronto, before beginning another adventure in the new year.