Blinkbonny House Edinburgh
23 Blinkbonny Gardens Edinburgh, Scotland, EH4 3HG, United Kingdom
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Scotland VS England
... still there are no changes so far. I don’t
know enough about the politic of Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom to
judge on that situation but after talking with some people, it appears that
it’s a divided debate here as well, that could go on for a long time. The facts
are that the Scottish economy is not strong enough at the moment to support the
country by itself. Just like it did in Quebec, ...
Green Hills and Rugged Landscapes
I can't believe how lucky I was to be in Edinburgh when I was. Sunny weather and generally warm the WHOLE time I was there. With the blue skies and green hills, there was just so much natural beauty, it was hard not to find the city enchanting. The castle in itself has a striking presence that looms over the city. I was just surprised by how GREEN it was for being the capital city. So much open areas to lay out ...
Our week in edinburgh
... of one of these closes that has been built over and forgotten. It gives you an idea of what life was like in those times, but they also used mannequins and sound effects to make it seem more real. However, the scariest moment came when the guide turned out of light then turned it on suddenly while squeezing a fake rat. I know, I know it doesn’t sound scary, but when you are underground in a 500 year old room with fake ...
Edinburgh part 2
... old city, you can’t tell where one building starts and the other ends. It is just a mass of buildings. In the new city, the buildings are all laid out on a grid that would fit right into the prairies neatly.
After my tour of Edinburgh Castle, which I do remember from my visit to it in 1978 (when I was nine!) my head was spinning with stories of Mary Queen of Scots, lots of Charles, James, and other Marys. I had no need of the audio sets with ...
Bag Pipes and Kilts All the Way!
... of treason and trying to take the English throne. But in Scotland, there is so much on Mary Queen of Scots but they always say that she abdicated her throne and I only saw once that they mentioned that she was executed which was very interesting. And then as we all know, when Elizabeth died and had no heirs to the throne, James VI (Mary’s son) was the next in line for the throne, which was the 1st time that a Scot was King of England and Scotland, which began the Stuart line ...


