Pixeldawg Loc: Suzhou, China

If you have never been to Scotland, you are missing out. It is perhaps once of the most magnificent places in all of Europe. I love the old architecture, the history and the Scottish sense of humor is quite funny as well. Take the Museum of Modern Art in Glasgow, which the entrance is shown in this image. The people of Glasgow continually places traffic cones on the head of Arthur Wellesley, who was an Irishman and the First Duke of Wellington. He was known for his gallantry in battle and tactical savvy. About 30 years ago, traffic cones started mysteriously appearing on the head of Arthur. About ten years ago, the City Council attempted to outlaw the practice and a local objection raised well over 10,000 signatures to protest the ban. The council ended up dropping the idea and the cone, whenever taken down is almost immediately replaced. On this particular day, the horse was also awarded a cone as well. Unusual and amusing, I personally take it as a symbol of Glasgow's citizen's spirit of independence and good humor. The statue has become an iconic symbol of the city itself and is now a full-fledged tourist attraction, being visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists each year. Hope you enjoy and this makes you smile. Have an excellent day!

DIRTY HARRY Loc: Hartland, Michigan

Saw this a lot all over Scotland when we were there years ago. Before that visit I always wondered if you could tel if someone played poorly on the bagpipe... then there were several tour stops that said YES I CAN tell! Nice costume and appearance all to produce noise to get a tip. My tip would have been, sell the bagpipes.

NMGal Loc: NE NM

Besides being funny, that is a nice, detailed statue. Good shot.

Pixeldawg Loc: Suzhou, China

While in Edinburgh, we went to "the" castle and it was disappointingly closed. There was a guy in full Highlander outfit who was playing the bagpipes on a nearby street and it honestly sounded like he was killing something. Most of the tourists didn't really seem to know the difference and crowded around him and gave him tips. I suppose effort counts, too. We also went to Sterling, and visited Sterling Castle, where Mary, Queen of Scots was imprisioned. On the very day we were there, a high school band from New Jersey was visiting and playing for the crowd in the courtyard of the castle. They were also in the same traditional Scottish dress and had bagpipes. They played wonderfully and the crowd, who was mostly Scottish, just went wild over them. I was proud of my countrymen not only playing so well, but behaving equally well. They were great examples of American students.