Nelson Monument Edinburgh

Calton Hill, Regent Road Edinburgh , Scotland, United Kingdom - Phone: 44 131 556 2716

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    Off and running in Edinburgh

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    We left from Chicago O'Hare at 4:10pm Friday, April 13th (auspicious, right?) on KLM. After a change of planes in Amsterdam, we arrived in Edinburgh just after 8:30am on Sa***************ed for the taxi stand to get a ride to our hotel. We didn't get far though before collecting our first story of the trip.

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    Edinburgh - Whiskey and Kilts Anyone.

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    ... ale! So I trudged down to find myself a pub and some grub. After lunch I headed to Calton Hill and the Nelson monument (dedicated to Lord Horatio Nelson for his victory over the French at Trafalgar). Edinburgh is blessed with several fine hillside parks ...

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    Ruins, chapels and a charming waiter:)

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    ... the gathering of semi-finished Classical buildings: the Pantheon-like National Monument for the dead of the Napoleonic wars, the Nelson Monument commemorating the Battle of Trafalgar and the Old City Observatory. And yeah, the views from up there were ...

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    Making my way to Scotland

    ... the day. I then headed to where the shuttle stop for my hostal would be so I would know for later, it was also near Nelson Monument. I found that spot and then headed towards Nelson Monument to check that out. It was allright, but then I headed to the ...

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    Day Four: Edinburgh, Scotland

    ... pretty good. That was enough. Ick! Then we explored a little, the girls went up a monument that was called the Nelson monument. I was all for it until it said that claustrophobic people should not go up so I didn't. So while they huffed and puffed ...

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    Just arrived in Scotland, Edinburgh

    ... it was a cliff that went straight up. Didn't have my climbing harness or shoes so thought I would head over to the Nelson Monument. A building that was erected for a sailor that was killed during the Battle of Trafalgar. As cool as the story was I ...

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    Mel Gibson probably shouldn't visit Scotland

    ... saw the school that Hogwarts was based on in the Harry Potter books.  It looks very wizardish. We went by the Nelson Monument, the City of Observatory, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the royal family's official residence in Scotland. All ...

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    Cider, Devolution and Economics

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    ... a Scot by the name of Sir Walter Scott) to the top of Calton Hill, a promontory that included the Nelson Monument, the National Monument (a pathetic replica of the Greek Acropolis) and beautiful vista of the city and its surroundings.   The grand ...

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    Day 8 and 9: London to Edinburgh

    ... up to one of the smaller hills, Calton Hill, which gave a nice view of the city, and included some monuments (another Admiral Nelson monument, much to Bradley's delight). This took a couple hours, then we walked up to the Royal Mile, and up to Edinburgh ...

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    Royal Tea and the Royal Mile

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    ... view of the city as well as several monuments set atop the hill.  Calton hill is also Edinburgh's first city park.  After exploring the Nelson monument, the unfinished monument to the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, we walked down the hill ...

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    Back home for the first day of Hogmanay

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    ... the road with lit torches made of burlap, wax, and cardboard. Safe. We walked up to Calton Hill (site of the Nelson Monument), where we watched a couple of things get set on fire (on purpose), and then a really spectacular fireworks display. After ...