Colin and I went to the Moderator's Reception last night at Parliament Hall, 11 Parliament Square in Edinburgh. His cousin David has just been installed as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
We started the evening in the Tower Restaurant on top of the Royal Scottish Museum in Chamber Street. They do a very nice two course pre-theatre supper for £12.95. Wine is fairly hefty addition, but if like me you don't drink it... no problem! The view, if you have never been there, is fantastic. What other city can match this! these pics were taken on my phone so the quality is perhaps not as good, but you get the idea!

From there we walked down George the IVth Bridge as a child along with many other Edinburgh weans, I could never understand why the bridge was called George! part of the confusion I suppose was because just outside Edinburgh there are two more Forth Bridges which don't have names... except what drivers call them during the rush hour which is largely unprintable!
Here are pics of Colin's mum and David with Colin at the reception. Colin's mum is the only one of her generation left and David's aunt, so felt very proud of her nephew! There is also a pic of the amazing stained glass window.

What amused me was that when I walked in, the first people I met were two Pisky Bishops St A, D & D and G,one with accompanying wife and a synod office staff member. It was also nice to see wine at a C of S function!
Apparently the hall is open to the public, it is round the back of St Giles, and there is a cafe down the stairs too. You have to pass along the Advocates corridor, where their boxes are kept. In Scotland Advocates don't as in England, have 'chambers' but have to manage with these boxes. They don't appear to be in any particular order, but no doubt there is a special significance and prime positions known only to those who need to know!