The Governers House
Spent most of the day catching up with stuff. Out in the morning to go shopping, get fuel, a parcel from the post office and a Wi-Fi booster from Maplin.
Spent the next few hours trying to get the Wi-Fi booster to work with no luck. Bloody computers.
Managed to get J's regulators fixed so she can use the air transmitter on holiday. The new hose seems to have done the trick. Just need to test it in the pool before we go.
Looks like our friend Flip Top will be able to come to Vegas with us. Seems I'm deemed nice enough to spend time with!!!
J spent the part of the afternoon trying to sort out travel insurance for her as she is still having Chemo.
When J went to the gym I set about trying to do some sushi with the new rice cooker. Turned out OK for a first attempt.
Went out for sunset to take a photo that I scouted out on Thursday night of the Governs House on Carlton Hill. This month’s challenge is big houses or Mansions (No castles or ruins). The sunset wasn't quite as good as I had hoped but still turned out OK i think. It was cold waiting around so defiantly going to need leggings and lots of layers for the fireworks tomorrow night. Hope the rain holds off.
More info on the Governors House
The Governor's House is a building situated on the southernmost spur of the Calton Hill, beside the southeast corner of Old Calton Burial Ground, in Edinburgh, Scotland. It looks out over Waverley Station, the Canongate and Holyrood Park to the south.
The building from 1815-17 is all that remains of the Calton Gaol, once the largest prison in Scotland, completed in 1817. It was designed by Archibald Elliot (1761-1823) who was also responsible for the nearby waterloo Place and Regent Arch. The House contained the Committee Room used by the Commissioners who governed the prison.
Its castellated and turreted form is similar to James Craig's Old Observatory House on the Calton Hill, but its design was more likely influenced by Robert Adam's older 'Bridewell' of 1791, which stood alongside the newer prison. The Gaol closed in 1927 and, except for the Governor's House, was demolished in the 1937 to make way for St Andrew's House.
Until recently the building housed the Scottish Government's multimedia team and for a time was considered as a possible official home for Scotland's First Minister, replacing the National Trust for Scotland owned Bute House.
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