One of my favourite things...

I absolutely love Dean Village.  It's a beautiful neighbourhood nestled into a deep valley.  The Water of Leith runs through it, so depending where you live in it, you may always be able to hear the sound of water.  Its old.  It's quiet.  It's full of historic buildings and steep cobbled streets.  About the only downside to it is that because of its location it gets darker earlier.  Because of the Water of Leith, this valley was formerly full of industry in the form of mills.  Matthew and I have spotted two buildings that we think used to be mills, but there would have formally been as many as eleven.  It probably was not such a desirable neighborhood when the mills were active, since mills bring noise, commotion and a constant flow of raw grain and ground flour, but now they have ceased to grind and serve as flats.  Dean Village is also refreshingly void of commercialism.  There are no cafes or shops.  So it's just you and the water, steeped in history.

Hopefully these photos will give you a glimpse of why  I so enjoy it here:

An Edinburgh Experiment

It's been just over two months that Matthew and I left our native soil and set off for an adventure in Scotland.  Back home, it would never have occurred to me to start a blog but things change when there is an Atlantic between you and most of the people you know and love.  I thought that this would be another way to let friends and family stay in touch with me and share my adventures.  I'll start off with a few of my favourite pictures of my new home.