Old Town Edinburgh

Edinburgh , Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Misty Scotch

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    ... been whaling boats but we're not too sure). After a full lap of town we decided to get off at King's College in the old town for a wander around and to grab something to eat. It was amazing to see the college was established way back in 1494. As ...

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    Bagpipes, Kilts and Stout

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    ... ;from the time the sun started going down in London.  This meant we had quite a bit of time to keep exploring Old Town of Edinburgh.  We couldnīt help ourselves when we passed by a very old looking pub so we entered the low roofed place to ...

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    Edinburgh - Whiskey and Kilts Anyone.

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    ... me oriented to the main Edinburgh sights. It helped me know exactly where everything was in the new town and old town parts of Edinburgh - also affectionately known as Auld Reekie. After jumping off at Palace Holyrood and the Scottish Parliament I ...

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    Edinburgh, Scotland

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    ... one of the most architecturally beautiful in the world. During the Victorian era expansion continued to grow, but the Old Town tenements around the Royal Mile declined into slums where poor people lived in cramped and insanitary conditions. Industry ...

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    Day 5 Scotland

    ... get in but worth it After leaving the Castle we took the walk down the Royal Mile, it was about a mile hehe This is in Old Town which has very old buildings and a thousand million trillion people walking around. The entire street is cobbled. We then ...

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    Hello to Bonney Scotland via the Great Lakes

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    ... National Museum in the heart of the New Town section of Edinburgh (new as in 18th Century, as opposed to the Old Town section of Edinburgh's 16th Century) we found we had the most amazing view of Edinburgh Castle, sitting majestically upon the plug of an ...

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    36. Hogwarts

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    ... we left to get ready for the start of the Hogmanay celebrations. On the 30th of December, Hogmanay opens with a torchlight procession. From the old town on the Royal Mile, people young and old can buy a torch and march together, led by a team of pipers, ...

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    'wild n sexy, happy days'.. part 1

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    ... it was closed- but still got a few good pics from the outside, then we walked down the Royal Mile (the main street in the old town, just over a mile long, hence the name lol)  About halfway down we stopped off for a 'cocktail and cupcake'! Yummo. ...

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    Fish and Chips Taste Just Like Turkey!

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    ... no. This museum (actually all the museums we visited today) was free, but this was the only one housed in a 400-year-old town house/mansion. Both the Royal Museum and the Museum of Scotland (our next stop) are connected, and the discerning feature ...

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    We're Here!!!!!

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    ... are fun and the people all seem really nice.  Our hotel is right on the Royal Mile of Edinburgh.  This is the Old Town of Edinburgh and is full of history.  The building we are staying in was built in the 1600’s.  We are ...