August 2022

We have long had the Edinburgh Tattoo on the list of things we would like to see and finally made it up to Edinburgh in August. What an amazing spectacle it was:

The Castle Esplanade where the Tattoo is held	The Esplanade set up for the Tattoo
The seating areas take 6 weeks to build and are so high they rise well over the Castle walls	The Massed Pipes and Drums start the Tattoo
United States Army Field Band	The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Performers - 50 of the world's best highland dancers
United States Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team	The Castle swathed in red
Banda Monumental de Mexico	Banda Monumental de Mexico - 'Day of the Dead'
The Top Secret Drum Corps from Switzerland	Amazing precision, timing and a touch of humour!
The Castle swathed in blue	Electro Pipes - Fusion of Scottish tradition and electro energy
The Finale starts...	with the entire cast congregating on the Esplanade
and while they march off...	the Tattoo finishes with a fireworks display

During the day of the performance we visited Edinburgh Castle and the many associated museums in the Castle grounds:

Edinburgh Castle on Castle Rock	Castle Gateway with the coat of arms and motto of the Regiment of Scotland "nemo me impune la cessit" -"no one attacks me without punishment"
The view from the Castle looking north towards the Firth of Forth	The One O'clock Gun
Field Marshal Douglas Haig, Battle of the Somme 1916	The Duke of Wellington, Battle of Waterloo 1815
One of the cannons of the Half Moon Battery	An arrow slit at the Castle