Museum of Childhood Edinburgh

42 High St., Edinburgh , Scotland, United Kingdom - Phone: 44 131 529 4142
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    Specialty museum

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    February 6, 2011

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    Entry containing 13 photos titled: Road Towards the Arthur's Seat, View of Calton Hill from Arthur's Seat, View of Arthur's Seat from Salisbury, Beautiful lake at the base, A view from top, Some more angles, Perfect Weather, The rough Terrains, Arthur's Seat, View from top, AS, Lake view

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    Flashing from one end of the world to the other...

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    I had a very fulfilling day.
    In the evening, my meandering took me up Salsbury Hill to The Craigs. I climbed straight up and it was steep. I climbed into the sunshine and the sat and watched the golden rays settle out of sight along the horizon of Edinburgh. The castle, elevated in the centre of the city, looked magical and glorious. I ate a …

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    Fordham Comes to Scotland

    ... a bit, taking a look into St. Giles Cathedral and wandering up and down the Royal Mile. We noted the sketchy Museum of Childhood and made jokes about Diane Sawyer's magical fairy powers until we finally decided that Andrei had forgotten to find a phone ...

  • 2

    Last Day in Edinburgh (Nathan)

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    ... seemed to be 90% Totoro, Snoopy and Super Mario Bros. stuff. Kind of an odd combination. After that we went to the Museum of Childhood, a 5 storey gallery of creepy, creepy old toys. It was advertised as being something that would bring back fond ...

  • 3

    Goodbye Scotland

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    ... . Friday we woke up to a rainy day. We walked around Edinburgh, staying pretty close to the hotel. We visited the Museum of Childhood featuring toys, dolls, games and other items used by and for children over the years. Lunch was at a pub where Al ...

  • 4

    We Loved Scotland

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    ... ;2 stories tall.  I could only imagine hearing them play it.    After the cathedral we walked down and saw the Museum of Childhood which was kind of interesting.  They had all sorts of old toys and fun that we remember from when we ...

  • 5

    The castle and museums

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    ... the mile towards the train station. Before we made it there though, we stopped for a quick look through the museum of childhood. This is basically a collection of toys and games from the edwardian and victorian eras which were fascinating. Finally we ...

  • 6

    Edinburgh, Scotland the land of tartan

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    ... of that side note because it seemed like a pretty place for 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 day before that it is only open on sundays ...

  • 7

    Haters gonna hate?

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    ... Scots in my family so I'd buy some clan colour all wrong for me, I know it. We walked, stopping in shops and the Museum of Childhood (a request from my sister), got to the palace at the end but weren't as interested when we got there, and needing to get ...

  • 8

    Flashing from one end of the world to the other...

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    ... but if you have any questions about them just ask.  The Scottish National Museum (my favourite so far) The Royal Gallery, The Museum of Childhood, The Whisky Museum, The Gallery of Modern Art, The Police Museum, The Museum of Torture,  The ...

  • 9

    Walking down the royal mile

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    ... good museum – and free. I went back to the royal mile and continued to walk down it, next stop was the museum of childhood. A museum that had lots of different toys that the children of past Edinburgh might have played with as they were growing up. ...

  • 10

    Edina! Scotia's darling seat!

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    ... narrow and winding that even fit young things like us had to hold on to the handrail!   We also visited the Museum of Childhood, a collection of toys from around the 1800's (we think) to the present day, and some dolls from around the world. ...