Grassmarket Edinburgh

... was some sort of church or cathedral. I made my way down perhaps 100 stairs from the castle plaza to the Grassmarket, a public plaza in the heart of Old Town Edinburgh that held a cattle market from 1400s to the early 1900s. It also served as the place of ...

... The next day, we had breakfast and then Jane, BJ, Laura, Tomoyo, and I tooled around the city.  We checked out Grassmarket which is a cute shopping area on a sloping street below the ctiy.  We went up to George Street and Princes Street to ...

... in the habit of running the 7km loop around (which included a massive hill) every few days on our get fit campaign!!!   -Grassmarket; This is a great strip below the castle which has some cute shops, nice pubs and a retro market on weekends which is ...

... at the end of a rope due to his moonlighting activities as a thief.This hanging, along with all others took place in the grassmarket area of the town outside a pub which eventually came to be known as ..... The Last Drop. Trivia Time – the Scots ...

... cheese croissant but they didn’t have ham so I got bacon, not the best one I have had. After this we headed to the Grassmarket area, this was where they used to have the old markets and sell the cattle, sheep etc. It was also where they used to ...

... pint of Scottish beer.  Unfortunately I was beyond caring about what this pint was named!  Grassmarket used to be the 'market' street just beyond Edinburgh Castle where people would buy and sell wares.  This was also the place where they ...

... Royal Mile down to Holyrood Palace and continued the sightseeing tour on the bus.  We had supper at a pub in the Grassmarket area of the city; however, the Grassmarket was more like a "construction market"--what a mess!  The next morning ...

... and major British brands such as Molton Brown.Victoria Street:  This beautiful street, connecting the Royal Mile with Grassmarket, is home to a number of wonderful boutiques, including the well-known IJ Mellis cheese monger and specialised liqueur ...

... The Globe, The Bank Hotel, Finnegan's Wake for more live music, Bongo Club for some funky beats, Faith for some dance music, the Grassmarket area for heaps of pubs and atmosphere, Espionage for clubbing as well, any of the pubs on the Royal Mile, and City ...

... city. I got to see some neat things such as the old Parliament building used before joining with England's, the Grassmarket, the Elephant House Cafe (where J.K. Rowling wrote the first two Harry Potter books), Greyfriars Graveyard (where Greyfriars ...

... to our hostel for some rest. By “made our way back,” I mean, “crossed the street.” Our hostel was in Grassmarket, right in the heart of the party. On Sunday morning, we had a quick bagel in a local café, and then set off for a ...

... to cause serious head injuries on steep rocky bits that were miles off the path. Headed for Mamma's Pizza shop in the Grassmarket area (not related to Amsterdam) for dinner and Julie was delighted to find they did wheat and gluten-free pizza since she ...

... and check in with Andrei who was going to try to meet up with Tom for his 21st bday and then we girls made our way to Grassmarket and the Beehive Bar. This is where the Literary Pub Tour of Edinburgh begins, and we bought our tickets and headed up to the ...

... 'll discover the Witches Memorial where over 300 women were burned as witches between 1479 and 1722. You'll also pass by grassmarket, full of lively pubs and traditional Scottish goods. Take note of the theatres and museums while you explore, as many ...