Outside Edinburgh: Rosslyn Chapel

Edinburgh is beautiful for me, perhaps because of what the city has in itself and maybe because of the happy combination of the city and some lovely old friends who happen to live there. There is a sense of living history in Edinburgh as with most historic old cities - not just in form of cordoned-off protected monuments for tourists, but as ancient palaces, churches, chapels and whatnot that are still in use. An excellent example - Rosslyn Chapel, located on the outskirts, that became famous through the Da Vinci Code book. It's got some amazing sculpture and representations not seen in any other church across the world, and tourists throng there even during the extensive restoration. But the really striking aspect is that it's still a living breathing place of worship.




And of course, the views from outside the chapel are worth a moment or two as well!