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	Cockburn Street 7 1152 x 864 262K	The view from Warriston's Close looking up at the north side of this slightly S shaped street, similar in many ways to nearby Victoria Street. Both are excellent shopping streets if you're interested in unusual artifacts. There are record shops and poster shops etc.
	Cockburn Street 10 1152 x 864 253K	Just up the road a little way is this establishment offering Primal Body Piercing (ouch!) and bings of bongs. A friend of an acquaintance of mine tells me they're friendlier than a rival shop further up the street.
	Old Fishmarket Close 2 1024 x 1296 194K	A large image which won't fit on most monitor screens, hence the two alternate edits below. If you want to print it for personal use that's OK. But no pictures must change hands as part of a transaction for money. They are free for personal use only.
	Old Fishmarket Close 3 1152 x 483 119K	A wide format picture of the very attractive wrought iron metalwork and sign, complete with assorted aquatic creatures. The colours of the seven different fish show up well.
	Old Fishmarket Close 4 875 x 864 125K	This shot shows more detail of the close. The steps on the left led, in the sixties, to Bungy's Beat Club which I used to frequent.
	Old Fishmarket Close 5 768 x 1024 196K	Another view, photographed in February 2006. The steep hill leads down to the Cowgate.
	Old Fishmarket Close 08 762 x 1024 263K	Photographed in March 2006, looking north up the hill towards the Royal Mile. Pentax *ist camera with 10mm fisheye lens.
	Old Fishmarket Close 10 716 x 1024 228K	Taken a few moments after the previous picture, looking back down from the Royal Mile.
	Old Assembly Close 768 x 1024 166K	The February sunshine lights up this High Street close, just downhill from Old Fishmarket Close but separated by Borthwick's Close. A sign points the way to Tron Square and another advertises Wirework Manufacturers.
	Cockburn Street 12 1152 x 864 143K	Dummies. Not just any old shop window dummies. These ones are apparently representative of today's 'yoof', featuring pierced tongues and leering expressions.
	Anchor Close 648 x 864 146K	Looking down Anchor Close from the High Street to Cockburn Street.
	Fleshmarket Close 765 x 1024 151K	Fleshmarket Close starts in the High Street then crosses Cockburn Street before continuing down the steps to Market Street and Waverley Station. Its name was used as the title of one of Ian Rankin's books. This picture is of the Market Street junction. In this picture it could be construed that the gentleman in the jeans has just sold some flesh and is pocketing the proceeds, and the gentleman with the tubular container has some flesh within that he's taking to market. ;o)
	Fleshmarket Close 04 757 x 1024 231K	The top section of Fleshmarket Close leading up to the High Street from Cockburn Street. The bendy building featured previously on the web site on Royal Mile page 6 where it was rather straighter. This time there's more pixels and a more extreme wide angle with the Pentax *ist fisheye lens.
	Fleshmarket Close 05 718 x 1024 198K	Here it is again showing a bit of Cockburn Street on the left. This may be the last time I photograph this edifice. I haven't edited out the cable in this picture.
	Fleshmarket Close 06 1280 x 851 313K	If you emerge from the close at the shop above, and cross Cockburn Street in a northerly direction then you can continue down the bottom part. This is the view looking down towards Market Street and Waverley Station.
	Fleshmarket Close 07 681 x 1024 236K	A vertically orientated view of Fleshmarket Close. The tiny takeaway offers flesh in the form of kebabs and hot dogs. For many years these premises housed the smallest pet shop I've ever seen. The previous picture had a Dylan poster in the record shop's window, reminding me that he sang of people who draw conclusions on the wall and that's what someone's done here regarding the City Art Centre. There's a hostel on the right side of the close at this point where, it's alleged, guests climbed onto the roof to sunbathe etc. One poor soul fell off and was killed.
	Fleshmarket Close 09 1062 x 1024 327K	Avalanche is the name of the record shop. On the right, a gentleman climbs up the steps from Waverley Station carrying a leather bag resembling what used to be called a Gladstone Bag.
	Fleshmarket Close 10 1280 x 851 356K	This rather seedy entrance is the last picture in this sequence of shots. Handheld at a quarter of a second with no flash.
	Fleshmarket Close 2/2 680 x 1024 183K	A different day and a different sequence of 4 pictures. Looking straight up its length in this shot, about 110 metres not including the height.
	Fleshmarket Close 2/3 715 x 1024 164K	Higher up here. Above the pub some old signwriting on the stone tenement has not faded much, maybe because it's facing north. They must have had better red pigment then. In Edinburgh you may see the logo with the red faded away: DINB RGH
	Fleshmarket Close 2/4 680 x 1024 209K	The pub is presumably called the Halfway House as it's halfway up (or down). Being a Free House, it's not owned by a brewery.
	Fleshmarket Close 2/5 901 x 1024 222K	Almost at the top, next to Cockburn Street. The close continues across the road and ends at the High Street.

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