Edinburgh at Xmas

Hi people

Here you have a photo of the Christmas Fair in Princess Street. My old school friend Lesley Donald, a professional photographer, took the photo. My other good friends Debbie, Kathryn and my daughter were there too. It's not every day I have my photo taken by someone who takes photos of Prince Charles. We had a great time and laughed a lot in the Christmas market. Here you have Lesley, myself and Elena, my daughter

 Picture taken by Debbie with Lesley's camara!!

This is the professional one. Photo taken by Lesley Donald, http://www.lesleydonald.com/

(This is when I put my camera away)

We had a great time. I haven't seen Lesley since I left school but she's as crazy as ever and we all had a really good laugh.

Hogmanay in Scotland, 31st December

In Scotland, the 31st of December is known as Hogmanay and it has always been the big party night in Scotland. When I was young we used to have friends round for a party - the homemade brew, whisky, traditional Scottish music, dancing and generally have a good time.

Nowadays, there is a big party in Edinburgh, live concerts in Princess Street Gardens below the Castle and the countdown to midnight, when there is a firework display to celebrate the New Year.

Visit the official website to find out exactly what's on.

Hogmanay in Edinburgh

Ice skating in Princes Street Gardens at Winter Wonderland