On a fine sunny day thousands of teachers, nurses, civil servants marched through Edinburgh to mass outside Holyrood.
Friday, 2 December 2011
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Welcome to Scotland Launches Europe's Most Advanced Tourism App
Tourism Minister, Fergus Ewing was on hand today as the Scottish tourism website, Welcome to Scotland launched Europe’s most technologically advanced tourism app. The app is the most comprehensive and in-depth Scottish travel guide available, the Welcome to Scotland app is packed with quality information on accommodation, things to do, restaurants and events, with many exclusive discounts and offers.
From taking in the bright lights of Edinburgh and Glasgow to witnessing the majestic splendour of the Scottish Highlands, Welcome to Scotland will open doors and make your budget go further – all for less than the price of a glass of wine.
One of it best features is the Augmented Reality function transforms your phone into a virtual tour guide. Just turn the phone to landscpep and the camera kicks-in, pointing the phone at a landscape or land mark and it will give you all the information on what you are looking at plus turn the phone upright and get a list of " What's Near" useful addresses and destinations from 100mts to 30km depending on long you let it think about it. The info includes anything from restaurants and golf clubs to swimming pools and riding stables.
You don't even need a network link as the app is preloaded with maps and information on more than 16,000 points of interest. It's great for our foreign visitors as you do not have to have data roaming enabled.
Just visit the Welcome to Scotland download site http://www.welcometoscotland.com/mobile-download
Monday, 28 November 2011
St Andrews Day celebrations
As part of the Scotland's Winter Festivals last night saw Edinburgh's Castle Esplanade burst into life.
For once the weather was just right, freezing cold and a clear sky which was good for the Ice Sculptures that sat glistening lit only with an erie glow on the Esplanade. Then it was the turn of kids from the local primary schools to show off their lanterns that they had made for the evening. With a dramatic Castle back drop and a pipe band in full voice this was a great photo opportunity for the proud mums and dads to get some great shots of their wee ones. We where then treated to a fine film projection on the Castle walls of the many Scottish heroes and their achievements and with a giant fluttering Saltire projected across the ramparts the event certainly had the X factor.
The finale of the evening was an explosive firework display. Having been cheated out of one earlier in the week due to the high winds at the Light Night event this one certainly made up for it. Its is such a great sight with the dramatic castle lighting and the colourful fire works exploding overhead its easy to see why Edinburgh is such a great place for these events.
For once the weather was just right, freezing cold and a clear sky which was good for the Ice Sculptures that sat glistening lit only with an erie glow on the Esplanade. Then it was the turn of kids from the local primary schools to show off their lanterns that they had made for the evening. With a dramatic Castle back drop and a pipe band in full voice this was a great photo opportunity for the proud mums and dads to get some great shots of their wee ones. We where then treated to a fine film projection on the Castle walls of the many Scottish heroes and their achievements and with a giant fluttering Saltire projected across the ramparts the event certainly had the X factor.
The finale of the evening was an explosive firework display. Having been cheated out of one earlier in the week due to the high winds at the Light Night event this one certainly made up for it. Its is such a great sight with the dramatic castle lighting and the colourful fire works exploding overhead its easy to see why Edinburgh is such a great place for these events.
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