Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

We interrupt this vacation with a little thing called a half marathon. Today is race day! Conditions were perfect for running: cool temperatures, it's not raining, not too sunny, and the race started at 9am (later than most races I've done). I wasn't hungry due to the pizza from last night and I slept well. The start line was less than a ten minute …

Edinburgh! Completely beautiful. I could imagine myself living there more than any other country I have visited so far. There are beautiful rolling hills, mountains covered in snow, historic buildings, chapels, castles... oh my. I think that the best part was landing and seeing... wait for it, SNOW. I was so happy, I picked up the snow and the taxi …

Heute früh sind wir zeitig gestartet - mit einem ausgiebigen Frühstück im Hotel. Warm eingepackt machten wir uns dann auf zum Grassmarket, an dem einige Linien der Hop on- Hop Off- City Tour Buses halten. Da aber dort erst um 20 vor zehn die ersten vorbei kommen, machten wir uns zunächst zu Fuß auf zum Greyfriars Kirkyard- …

"This is a city of shifting light, of changing skies, of sudden vistas. A city so beautiful
it breaks the heart again and again"
- from Alexander McCall Smith

Dear Édimbourg,

Tant d'images défilent en moi. Il n'aura suffit que de quelques heures pour que, déjà, tu me manques... Laissez-moi vous raconter...
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... lot to see, Edinburgh has too much! Edinburgh Castle, the Royal Mile, Rosslyn Chapel and Castle, the Royal Botanic Garden, the National Gallery, Craigmiller Castle, the Edinburgh Zoo, the ghost walks and the shopping! We will have two days to try and do ...

... , produce, olives, crepes, and baked goods.  We then walked (yes we're still walking after the race) up north to the Royal Botanic Garden.  The large garden was nice.  I'm sure it would be wonderful in the summer when all the flowers are ...

... , drink and biscuit. During this 6 weeks , i went to visit a lot of places in Scotland such as Edinburgh castle, Hollyroad Palace, Royal Botanic Garden, Scotland Museum, Edinburgh Museum, Dynamic Earth, Loch Ness, Striling Castle and so ...

... feet at 21:00 and I am really starting to feel all the walking I did today. Thankfully the only thing I have potentially planned for tomorrow is the Royal Botanic Garden. That is of course if I can stand in the morning. :) Day Twenty-Six - More ...

... couvrir... dans un dortoir de 10, MIXTE!, c'est moyen...), Visiter les incontournables soit le Edinburgh Castle, le Grassmarket, le Royal Botanic Garden, le Princes Street Garden, le Scott Monument (imposant édifice commémorant la vie ...

... dry and more importantly I wasn't sore from all the walking I had done the day before. The one thing in Edinburgh I still wanted to see was the Royal Botanic Garden. It was almost 3 miles from my B&B, but I decided I could use some more exercise and ...