The Forth Bridge

The Forth Bridge[ is a cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, 9 miles (14 kilometres) west of central Edinburgh. Completed in 1890, it is considered a symbol of Scotland (having been voted Scotland's greatest man-made wonder in 2016), and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was designed by  Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker.
(From the internet)


The morning was a bit wet, but off Bob went to his Committee Meeting of the club.  They were discussing our recent (October) trip to Nethybridge in the Cairngorms, which they deemed a great success, and deciding on our next outing.  Meanwhile I was busy at home.

We had a bit of a rush though as when the meeting was over we drove to South Queensferry on the River Forth, to meet up with John who travelled from Dunfermline.  It was our first catch up since Sandra passed, and it was quite a difficult time.  We had a very nice lunch and talked over all that had happened to him, were pleased to see he is well and adjusting to his new style of life.  He has some support from his daughters, but neither live in his town so he has to be independent to a certain extent.

It was a beautiful sunny afternoon at the river, and I left the two guys to have a heart to heart for a bit and wandered around taking some photos.  I ended up liking the classic view of the Bridge, the other two bridges are road bridges and much more modern, but this is the iconic one.