A wet adventure to Cramond

A travel blog entry by lisa-phin

Several people had recommended checking out Cramond...a town that is only 6 miles out of Edinburgh...but an hour on the bus...yes it makes no sense but we decided we should go have a look.

We were told that there is an Island which is cool to walk out to but you have to make sure you are there when it is low tide as then you can't get across.

Edinburgh - city and surroundings

A travel blog entry by ifphoto

... the stuff they claimed about Rosslyn in the Da Vinci Code) the chapel is still very beautiful and well worth a visit. With the sun well and truly out we drove into the centre of Edinburgh, eventually finding a parking space (not easy) and set off towards the New Town to find the birthplace of Robert Louis Stevenson (on Heriot Row) and Colin's alma mater Basil Paterson College which he attended in the mid-80's. With Maisie in tow we stuck ...

The Forth Belle

A travel blog entry by cattawa87

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I caught the bus in the early hours of Sunday morning to take a ride to the coastline to visit the small town of South Queensferry. South Queensferry is technically still part of Edinburgh, though it is 25 minutes away. You may be wondering what is in South Queensferry. Well, only the Firth of Forth Bridges. In Scotland, a "firth" is the same as an estuary. The bridges cross over the firth of the River Forth (therefore, the Firth of Forth) from South Queensferry ...

Tour di Edimburgo e visita al Castello

A travel blog entry by avirili

La mattinata prevedeva un giro della città in bus con la guida. Abbiamo visto i monumenti più importanti della Old Town e della New Town, siamo scesi in tre punti: davanti al palazzo di Holyroodhouse - residenza della regina ma famosa soprattutto per le vicende legate a Maria Stuart regina di Scozia - per ...