Edinburgh Castle, dusk par byronv2

December evening, the low winter sun already below the horizon, a few moments of dusk before full darkness. This is the view from the roof terrace of the National Museum of Scotland. The museum is a delight to visit (also has many hands-on items for younger visitors to enjoy playing with), and the roof terrace gives some of the most splendid views across the roofs, domes and spires of Edinburgh's Old Town. Only at this time of year can I get any night shots from the roof terrace because of the early winter sunsets, the rest of the year the museum would be closed well before sunset. As it was the roof area was cleared half an hour before the museum closed, so I only got this twilight shot, not fully dark sky, before we had to clear the terrace, but was still worth it (and the cold winter wind up there!).