Things to See and Do in Edinburgh
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Recommended Attractions in Edinburgh
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- Oct 7, 2007: From the website :
Edinburgh Camera Obscura and World of Illusions where seeing is not believing!
There are five great ...
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- May 23, 2007: ... we had ever imagined. Our Scotland experience started in Edinburgh. One of Melanie' colleagues, John, lives outside of ...
- Jul 28, 2006: ... Memorial and onwards to the Fourth Rail Bridge just outside of Edinburgh.
When we arrived in Edinburgh we checked in to ...
- Oct 28, 2007: ... free to explore around the city and take photos.
The United Kingdom is great but I'm thinking I may need to mix it ...
- Dec 28, 2004: ... year).
We went up here for the famed Hogmany, Edinburgh's street party. Now, remember I lived in Japan so you would ...
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- Jul 27, 2006: ... Rosslyn Chapel and Castle, the Royal Botanic Garden, the National Gallery, Craigmiller Castle, the Edinburgh Zoo, the ghost ...
- Dec 31, 2006: ... of places in Scotland such as Edinburgh castle, Hollyroad Palace, Royal Botanic Garden, Scotland Museum, Edinburgh Museum, ...
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- Nov 24, 2006: ... of Scotland, the traditionally troublesome northern part of the United Kingdom, and now home to a reasonably new Scottish ...
- Apr 8, 2007: ... of a genuine trek through the Highlands. Holyrood Park.
Arthur's Seat is the name of the peak which one can ...
- Sep 20, 2009: ... day of them all, for this was the day we climbed to King Arthur's Seat, and it was the greatest feat of them all. It ...
- Jan 8, 2009: ... of this ruin - we found it completely by accident!
After Arthur's Seat, we went back to the Graveyard and then onto the ...
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- Jul 3, 2007: ... argued they got their inspiration from the mean streets of Edinburgh and the other argued for more aristocratic influence. ...
- Apr 8, 2007: ... bit more, in and out of the many museums of the castle and admiring the views of Edinburgh from high up. After a while ...
- Apr 19, 2008: ... schottischen Kronjuwelen sind darin ausgestellt, ein National War Museum of Scotland gibt's und natürlich einen wunderbaren ...
- Mar 14, 2009: ... up and down the Royal Mile. We noted the sketchy Museum of Childhood and made jokes about Diane Sawyer's magical fairy ...
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- Aug 31, 2009: ... We were back out on the bus for our excursion to the Royal Yacht Britannia and dinner. The Royal Yacht Britannia was the ...
- Feb 7, 2007: ... next day Pat and I got up early and went to The Royal Yacht Britannia, this ship was in service from 1953 to 1997. The ...
- Jul 2, 2007: I set out this morning to see the Royal Yacht Britannia. This used to be the Queen's official boat, but in the 1990's ...
- Mar 14, 2008: ...
We spent the last day at the Port where the Royal Yacht "Britannia" is found. We did some shopping, and had lunch at a ...
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- Jul 12, 2009: ... we finished wandering The Balmoral we walked over to the Scott Monument and looked in a store before heading back to the ...
- Sep 6, 2006: ... out. It was allright, but then I headed to the Walter Scott monument which was awesome. It was this gothis type tower that ...
- Apr 22, 2006: ... marry...... =) although i have had 3 proposals....!
We climbed Scott Monument, in the middle of Princes Street, wednesday, ...
- Sep 21, 2008: ... pictures to avoid crowds of people. I stopped at the Scott monument, Charlotte square, Calton Hill, and then over to ...
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- Nov 16, 2005: ... here last week. Royal Scottish Academy and the National Gallery of Scotland. They were FREE! Amazing after Southern Europe. ...
- Aug 15, 2008: ... de echarme una siesta. Que estamos de festival!
National Gallery of Scotland
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- Dec 20, 2008: ... Christmas market. We also walked through the National Gallery of Scotland. It had a great collection of paintings. We ...
- Apr 17, 2006: ... mood for waiting. So we went instead to the National Gallery of Scotland.
For free admission, we were able to walk ...
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- May 23, 2007: ... glass, metal and not a single right angle! We strolled the Royal Mile, had great pub food, toured the Royal Galleries and saw ...
- Nov 24, 2006: ... of Scotland, the traditionally troublesome northern part of the United Kingdom, and now home to a reasonably new Scottish ...
- Jul 3, 2007: ... hordes of tourists. Once we got settled we walked the "royal mile". The main street that is inundated with countless pubs ...
- Apr 29, 2006: ... and dry, but there is a cool, fresh wind coming up the Royal Mile from the North Sea. The wind is refreshing and helps to ...
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- Jan 1, 2007: ... into the festive heart of town, our first stop was St Giles Cathedral which we scuttled into to escape the first of the New ...
- Sep 20, 2009: ... There were two guys sitting on the steps of St. Giles cathedral, one with a bongo drum, the other with a small guitar, ...
- May 8, 2009: ... ; not my primary interest...;) And I visited the St Giles Cathedral again.
That night we stayed with Ian and Erika and ...
- Mar 14, 2009: ... station and wandered around for a bit, taking a look into St. Giles Cathedral and wandering up and down the Royal Mile. We ...
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- Apr 8, 2007: ... smell and feel of a genuine trek through the Highlands. Holyrood Park.
Arthur's Seat is the name of the peak ...
- Jan 6, 2006: ... size or shape.
On other days, we climbed Arthur's Seat in Holyrood Park with Wendy and Robin (and their dogs - Maisie and ...
- Oct 3, 2009: ... the Scottish Parliament. Just round the corner from there is Holyrood Park, an array of volcanic hills, lochs, ruins, ...
- Jul 22, 2007: ... bus to the foot of Arthur's Seat and Salisbury Crags, part of Holyrood Park, and home to some good hiking. Much to Stacey's ...
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- Nov 25, 2006: ... ' and antique feeling. I got a 'hot toddy' at the
Jolly Judge, basically a combination of tea, spices and some whiskey.
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- Mar 14, 2009: ... and down the Royal Mile. We noted the sketchy Museum of Childhood and made jokes about Diane Sawyer's magical fairy powers ...
- Sep 9, 2005: ... staying pretty close to the hotel. We visited the Museum of Childhood featuring toys, dolls, games and other items used by ...
- Jun 17, 2009: ... After the cathedral we walked down and saw the Museum of Childhood which was kind of interesting. They had all ...
- Oct 7, 2007: ... golf courses. But yes, then we planned to go to the museum of childhood cuz we are just that cool but we neglected to see the ...