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| Edinburgh Castle |
From royalty to witches to murderers and body snatchers, Edinburgh aka Dun Edin (fort on the hill) aka Auld Reekie (old smokey/old smelly) is a charming city with beautiful buildings and a history longer and more dense than the towering 14 story buildings that once stood inside the Flodden walls. It is no wonder that JK Rowling wrote the Harry Potter series from this city!
From the castle, which is set upon an extinct volcano, you can look down the lava flow known as the Royal Mile, past Arthur’s Seat (a second extinct volcano and the highest viewpoint) to the Firth of Forth. Calton hill is another viewpoint offering sweeping landscapes, both towards the old city (delineated by the Flodden wall), and towards the Firth.
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| Scot Memorial |
Although this was my second visit (and likely not the last) to Edinburgh, I was amazed once again by the beauty of the old buildings and overloaded with new information. I have now visited at the end of winter, and at the end of summer, and can most certainly say that I will not be back in the winter! Honestly, my memories of Edinburgh the first time I went, was of being colder than I had ever experienced in my life, and I am born and bred Canadian! I was quite thrilled to find the weather much warmer this time, needing only a fall jacket, not woolen undergarments! Continue reading Auld Reekie →
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