The 77th Edinburgh Taxi Outing sets off
The 77th Edinburgh Taxi Outing is taking place on Tuesday.
The outing is organised and paid for by the taxi drivers themselves and offers a fun day out for children with additional needs, life-limiting conditions and terminal illnesses.
The taxis are all decorated with balloons or as floats and assembled this morning at the car park at Edinburgh Zoo for judging and presentation of prizes.
The procession of cabs then left the car park under Police escort to make its way through the city and along the coast to Archerfield Walled Garden (between Gullane and Dirleton, East Lothian) with a stop outside Luca's in Musselburgh to refill the water tanks and to eat as much ice cream as possible.
Our galleries of photos from the Zoo car park and on Princes Street show just a few of the day's fun moments.
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One of the prizewinners with the Rt Hon Lord Provost PHOTO Alan Simpson
A prizewinner with the Rt Hon Lord Provost PHOTO Alan Simpson
A prizewinner with the Rt Hon Lord Provost PHOTO Alan Simpson
A prizewinner with the Rt Hon Lord Provost PHOTO Alan Simpson
A prizewinner with the Rt Hon Lord Provost PHOTO Alan Simpson
A prizewinner with the Rt Hon Lord Provost PHOTO Alan Simpson
A prizewinner with the Rt Hon Lord Provost PHOTO Alan Simpson
Richard Tod, Neil White and Iain McHardy PHOTO Alan Simpson
Matt Jones PHOTO Alan Simpson
Kerri and Joshua 6 PHOTO Alan Simpson
Jasiu 10 PHOTO Alan Simpson
Logan 11 PHOTO Alan Simpson
Joe 9 Arran 11 Ava 4 Yosaf 12 PHOTO Alan Simpson
Barry Collins and Sonny 13 PHOTO Alan Simpson
Casey Carlyle 5 PHOTO Alan Simpson
Casey Carlyle 5 PHOTO Alan Simpson
Lucas Petit 11 PHOTO Alan Simpson
Rad Szczerbinski and Antony 7 PHOTO Alan Simpson
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The Rt Hon Lord Provost conducting the judging PHOTO Alan Simpson
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A winner with the Lord Provost PHOTO Alan Simpson
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The Lord Provost and Lennon Ford 12 PHOTO Alan Simpson
Ryan Preston age 12 with the Lord Provost PHOTO Alan Simpson
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