Scottish Esperanto Congress, Peebles, 2004

Delegates in Abbotsford House

Congress President, Hugh Reid, with German visitor Otto Kern

One of the inhabitants of the grounds at Abbotsford House

Inside the entrance to Abbotsford House

John Francis, Otto Kern, and Hugh Reid outside Abbotsford House

Rhododendrons are rare in Germany

Traditional March in Peebles

During the Congress Weekend Peebles celebrated biennial "Silver Arrow" archery competition

Marjorie Boulton, Otto Kern, and Paul Gubbins

David Bisset lectures

Ute Miko enthralled

Tom Neil, mathematician, talks about, yes, numbers

John Donaldson enlightens us too

Connal McKay entertains with virtuoso guitar playing

The audience enjoys the music with wine

The president prepares to sing

Duncan Thomson sings a very risque song

The audience appreciates it!

Duncan leads as an "Elephant"

An obedient audience joins in

Fun can be demanding; the audience takes refreshment

Ed Robertson and Hugh Reid debate "la supersignoj"

Many Esperantists think that the Esperanto letters ĉ ĝ ĥ ĵ ŝ and ŭ should be replaced with letters or combinations accessible from a standard (English) Qwerty keyboard

Paul Gubbins contributes to the debate

Norah Brown gives a fascinating talk about her Mother

Congress Dinner in the Park Hotel, Peebles

The two Poets chat at the Dinner

A contented tables after Dinner