Edinburgh in general

...would plan days out to Edinburgh and I used to get so excited. She'd pick me up very early in the morning just after Breakfast and we'd take the train through. We'd arrive at Waverly train station and go for a drink and doughnut or cake before we hit the shops. Then we'd go onto Princes street and shop untill we dropped until lunchtime. Then, we'd go for lunch in either John Lewis Cafe, or another department store cafe, or we'd find a nice little ...
...of them. ** Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland, and is the second largest City in Scotland. Edinburgh is situated in the South-East of Scotland, and lies along the Firth Of Forth. Edinburgh has been the capital of Scotland since 1437. Edinburgh is not only home to the Scottish Parliament, but also to 448,624 people. Edinburgh is also extremely popular with tourists, and every year thousands among thousands of tourists come to visit the city. ...

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...north, so it was to Edinburgh that I turned my weary eyes. A bit of atmospheric Scottish mist, some culture and of course some shopping was what I needed to recharge my batteries. I booked the train tickets at the last minute, so I knew I was going to have to pay through the nose, but having checked out the timetable online, I called GNER on 08457 225 225 and spoke to a friendly man in their Newcastle call centre (honestly the nicest call centre ...
...skyline, Arthur's Seat. They call Edinburgh Auld Reekie - Old Smokey - and although the smog from a thousand coal fires doesn't settle over the city like it used to, you can see how it got the name. On one side of Edinburgh is an estuary - the Firth of Forth - and there are hills on every other side, so when the fog rolls in off the sea, it seems to hang ominously low over the city, but in a good, atmospheric way, not a bad way, you understand. ...

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...European Cities, but believe me, Edinburgh is a fantastic place to come home to (and I am sure I am not biased!). Hopefully over the next wee while, I can give you a taste of Edinburgh, and persuade you to visit. Before going any further though, I would recommend you have a look at the website www.efr.hw.ac.uk - a really useful website. Although it does have a rather large and scary picture of our Lord Provost, Eric Milligan! I'll start this off ...
...things to do in Edinburgh - Shop: Princes Street has taken a lot of flack recently, due to shop spaces standing empty and not keeping up with the times, but it is here that you will find your shopping 'essentials' - a large Marks and Spencer (actually split into two stores - menswear and food are separate to everything else: both in Princes Street though), Gap, Next, Boots (several), etc. Princes Street is also where you will find Jenners, traditionally ...

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Edinburgh is also known as Embra, Auld Reekie and loads of other things to name a few. Auld Reekie comes from the days of steam trains and coal chimneys, what happened was the buildings in the main town centre near the Waverley Train Station went black due to the steam and smoke, the buildings have all been cleaned in recent years and are back to the glorious original selves. Glasgow has tried to claim that it should be the capital of Scotland for ...
...Scott Monument and the magnificent Edinburgh Castle in the backdrop a picture perfect postcard whatever time of day or night it is, no matter what season of the year it is! Although I must admit this year is the first year I have seen it covered in snow since I have lived here, and I can only say it is one of the most beautiful sights I have seen perfect Christmas card scene. There are numerous old buildings and monuments that have been there for ...

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...you can manage one. Edinburgh is, you see, my home town. Edinburgh, Embra, Auld Reekie, Eedin-boro’, call it what you will and (mis)pronounce it how you like, is where I was brought up, where I was educated, where I misbehaved and where I learned a thing or two about the opposite sex. Also where I acted as an unpaid tour-guide to my parents’ many overseas guests and friends. I learned a great deal about the history of the city, and about its architecture. ...
...too big to be little. Edinburgh too has changed in the 25 years or so of my exile to the Saarf, and many of my memories of the place are now seriously flawed. However, the history stays essentially the same. Revisionists would have a hard time altering the storyline when every stone and boulder has its tale, every skyline has its unyielding beauty and so much of the story is told and retold by the natives as though it happened to them or their fathers. ...

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As a visitor to Edinburgh I have always found this a wonderful City. There is a terrific amount of history in Edinburgh, which is of course dominated by Edinburgh Castle which overlooks the city centre. There are also so many interesting places to visit that you can go back time after time and still find new attractions. In contrast to the historical buildings there is a vast amount of new building work going on which gives the City a vibrant, fresh ...
...if you do drive into Edinburgh then you will be impressed by the courtesy of the other drivers. In fact throughout the City you find that everybody is polite and helpful, which certainly is not the case in many large cities. We also felt very safe in Edinburgh. I am sure that there may be areas of Edinburgh that may not be so friendly, and Friday/Saturday nights might be different, but everywhere we went and saw was very pleasant. There seems to ...

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...The Heroin Capital of Europe! Edinburgh must be a dingy dark place to live. We must be disillusioned, miserable and maladjusted people? Do not believe a word of it. Edinburgh is the best city in the world. OK maybe not the best. I have heard that in Brazil there are cities where the women out number the men 7 to 1, I guess those cities would be better. Oh and then there are the cities in Australia that have sunny weather all the time, beaches and ...
...city in the world but Edinburgh is a pretty damn good city. ~~ What does it look like? ~~ If you enter Edinburgh by train the first thing you will notice is the skyline. Standing over Princes Street there is the Royal Mile and Edinburgh Castle. These historical buildings form such a breathtaking feature that it has been classed as a World Heritage Site. The thing is most of the rest of the city centre is not much more disappointing. Edinburgh has ...

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...that I spoke to in Edinburgh was very friendly, polite and above all, helpful! Dinind out is, likewise, an enjoyable experience, with numerous restaurants from the familiar (Pizza Hut, Burger King) to the sublime (The Guildford Arms). Prices are, I found, a little higher than you would perhaps pay in Outer London, although perhaps comparitive with Inner London, both at the pubs / clubs and the restaurants. So we arrive back at our flat, full up ...
...sights - including the fantastic Edinburgh Castle (site of some parts of the Harry Potter movies), Greyfriars Bobby and his grave, and even the Scotch Whisky story up near the castle, where you can walk round and see how Scotch Whisky is made! Plenty to do just outside of Edinburgh too, including the fantastic Edinburgh Crystal factory - for only £10, you get a VIP tour of the factory, and try your hand at blowing and cutting the crystal....you ...

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...first time I went to Edinburgh after seeing one of the aforementioned TV advertisements, actually wasn't all that long ago. Quite surprising since a lot of my opinions have something to do with Scotland. I actually live in South Yorkshire, England, and in April 1999, travelled the 200+ mile journey by car, to the Scottish capital city. Travelling to Edinburgh is remarkably easy, whether it's by car or by rail. Rail users can enjoy the benefits of ...
...through Yorkshire, so travelling to Edinburgh is no problem at all, despite the distance. If you're the kind of person who does not like busy roads, however, I'd strongly recommend travelling on Sundays only, if you can. Once you're there, you'll have no trouble finding somewhere to stay. I always go to South-East Edinburgh, and there's no shortage of accommodation there. I usually stay at St Alban's Lodge, as it's situated on a main bus route ...

lyricalt 13.02.2001 · Read full review
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...ideas about Scotland's subcultural markets: Edinburgh for "high art" during the festival; Glasgow for trendy, "street" culture and copntemporary Arts and rural Scotland, with its enclaves of Scots Baronnial pomp, as a playground for the green welly, horsey set. Of course, a lot of this is true. Edinburgh suffers from no shortage of visitors, especially during the summer months. Righly so. But, whilst the hordes of Canadian backpackers and well-heeled ...
...effectively marketed to the "traditional" Edinburgh visitor, something seems to have gone amiss in sharing the blooming of the revitalised capital. Perhaps Glasgow has always managed to grab the lion's share of trendy magazine space - though God knows why in recent years- or perhaps Edinburgh has just slipped under the net in the scramble for zeitgeist place-to-be-in-Europe status, dominated in recent years by the likes of Hamburg, Bilboa, Lisbon ...

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...to Troon, l drove to Edinburgh - only 1.5 hours to actually get to the city - but then another 45 minutes to actually get through the city to our destination (although it was lunchtime on a Friday). My first impressions were ones of excitement - here was a city steeped in history and culture. I couldn’t wait to explore! What l loved was the fact that you could drive around the city centre and past all the tourist attractions - usually such ...
...and of course the magnificence Edinburgh Castle towering above us. We worked our way from shop to shop for most of the afternoon culminating the day with a trip around Jenners - the oldest department store in the world I’ll have you know! Unfortunately Friday night was a right off - the travelling and shopping had left us fit for only one thing - bed plus we had another hectic day of shopping and sightseeing ahead of us! Up bright and breezy ...

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...fellow Ciao members about the Edinburgh Fire news story. I use the opinion system to reply to the many of you who have been emailing me asking about it and asking what's been happening. Please don't email me anymore about this. I don't mind people emailing me but, as I have had 100+ emails I cannot reply to everyone individually. The fire started in Edinburgh's historic old town on Saturday night at around 8pm. The blaze started in a property above ...
...is the old town of Edinburgh and the streets here are very narrow and the buildings tower to a great height, with some of them around 8 floors high. Also adding to the danger was the amount of people that were in the area at the time. This is a well known area and popular for the amount of clubs, bars, restaurants and other entertainment venues and being a Saturday night you can imagine how busy the area was. Amazingly only 1 person was hurt and ...

Darren1504 12.12.2002 (14.12.2002) · Read full review
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Edinburgh is the perfect place for a weekend break within the UK. Don't expect a wild nightlife or anything unless you want to search high and low but what you will get is a nice peaceful relasing break amoungst a beautiful back drop. It is a cheap city compared to London and has plenty to see such as the castle - obviously and plenty more asides. I went with a group of 5 friends and all of us agreed we would love to go back - we hired a car so that ...

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Someone once said that Edinburgh is everything that Paris ought to be and as a lifetime citizen of this wonderful city I would, of course, agree. Edinburgh would certainly fit into the classic European sterotype of fine dining and vibrant culture, it has plently to offer as a city and its investment in the tourist industry has insured its popularity as a first class touist destination. There are a number of key tourist attractions which are simply ...
...of the favourites: 1). Edinburgh Castle - A must for any tourist, entry can be a little expensive (Adult: £10.30/16 Euros/$20; Child: £4.50/7 Euros/$10). But it is important to remember that the castle can be scene (from the outside) from various vantage point throughout the city. 2). City Bus Tours: This is always a good way to see the city at a glance and it is a good idea to do this near the start of you trip to allow you to gain a general knowledge ...

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...I have been living in Edinburgh for 3 and a half years now, and have yet to get bored in this wonderful city. Having moved here from london, the first thing that struck me was the compactness of the city....just about everything is within walking distance, which is great for getting home after a night out. People who come to Edinburgh for the first time head for the familiar attractions; the castle, Holyrood Palace, arthurs seat etc. These are great ...
...to mention the areas of edinburgh that are slightly further afield....... and even then these places are only a 20-30 minute walk away maximum. Firstly, i must point out some of my favourite places to eat and drink in the west end of the capital. I will post more details on other parts of the city later, to save this becoming an epic!! If you are in the New Town (princes street side), then head for thistle street. This street runs parallel to princes ...

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