Tuesday, September 27, 2005
The prison pit. It's astonishing. Close to the cliff. It would have been impossible to escape. It's reasonably planned, though. It has a lavatory reasonably distant from the room. I wonder whether it would have been used as a punishment, or merely as a place in which to put people waiting for a more severe sentence.
Lectern shaped dovecot. Very well preserved. It's in the outer ward. It seems that this kind was fashionable in the seventeenth century.
Fantastic view of the cliff.
Sunday, September 18, 2005
16:19 -
Linlithgow Palace
Fascinating. Small. Basic. It is the best way to learn what a Castle is about. The hall for entertainments, Queen's and King's rooms, Kitchen(s), turnpike stairs, a fascinating just restaured fountain, a chapel, cellar(s). Everything is arranged on the squared structure. I found the whole building simply enlightening: every piece of space has its function and links between them are carefully thought. Mary Queen of Scots was born here.
16:07 -
Linlithgow Palace
I know, I am cheating: I took this picture three weeks ago. However, the wheather does not look like giving a good opportunity to visit any attraction today, and there is a lot of work to do here, at home.
Saturday, September 17, 2005
So this is the philosophy of
Steve Jobs. How interesting! Every life is a sort of adventure.
Often I think that the job that God chose for Himself is to render fascinating and holy the most terribly twisted reality in the creation.
Sunday, September 11, 2005
19:57 -
Gosford House
Now, I was saying, the symbology is strange. There is a sphinx that guards the gardens, while lions look at the main entrances. An evolution of the lion-esque idea: from expression of strenght to expression of intellectual scrutiny (Interestingly enough the second is feminine). I wonder what question were the visitors supposed to be asked...
19:49 -
Gosford House
Architecturally interesting house. The simbology is quite misterious though. The current Earl of Wemyss seems to be a bit eccentric (he likes fixing his ancient clocks and chopping his trees). Remarkable collection of paintings. The room in alabaster is simply breathtaking.
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
The dovecot shaped as a beehive was meant to provide repair to the poor animals during the winter and meat to the inhabitant of the Castle. Is there not an Italian idiom on the subject.....?
17:07 -
Dovecot. Inside.
It was another very nice and sunny afternoon. So I could not resist and went to visit another beautiful castle about Edinburgh. You can easily see what time it was.
