Edinburgh Experience
Just got in today from Edinburgh (Scotland) for work, and although it’s just an hour and a half flight to Amsterdam, I felt like I have this massive cloud of jetlag overpowering me. My almost one week stay in the stunning, yet cold for June, and rainy city was nothing less, exhausting. My mind totally went blank earlier staring at my laptop.
Grassmarket, located right behind Edinburgh Castle is filled with stylish, jaunty, and entertaining bars, pubs and restaurants (as you can see the evidence in the foto!). In the evening, and particularly during weekends, this place is a definite must stop. Also a favorite of neighboring locals to stage their stag and hens night/weekends.
Because of the hectic work schedule, I only managed to take a few fotos, which is a real shame. I wish I had time to stroll idly in the charming city streets of the old town with high buildings in Georgian and Victorian architecture, visit Arthur’s seat, and take the Stirling-Fort William-Mallaig travel itinerary that I had previously planned (with the steam Harry Potter train) along the most scenic train route of Scotland. Yeah, I wish.
This winding street is called Cockburn, popular for its restaurants and exuding the typical old town charm. I also found a Cockburn Delicatessen near Prince Street which sent fits of giggles to a female colleague who I was with – we had naughty thoughts of deli sausages, he-he. On the menu that evening, the restaurant had Cock-a-Leekie soup!
SIGH... Why oh why the Scots seem to fancy Cocks? lol
West End - Prince Street, the heart of Edinburgh City, and the striking Edinburgh Castle nestled above the Castle Rock dominating the city’s skyline.
Royal Mile (High Street), another popular busy stretch of Edinburgh City - pronounced as Edin-BRA.
And I took this couple picture having their dinner at the Wee Windaes restaurant, a real Scottish restaurant at the Royal Mile High Street (we had dinner there too).
Isn’t it cute that they are facing the window down to the street? My colleague thought I was weird to take pictures of strangers without their permission, ha-ha.
Apart from the unfriendly weather – cold, averaging at 11-12C and rain, Edinburgh is truly lovely. I would go back in a heartbeat, hopefully with much time to spare for my own cultural discoveries and travel vanities.
More fotos of beautiful and historical Edinburgh City, the capital of Scotland.
Deacon Brodies Tavern in Royal Mile is built in commemmoration of the notorious two-faced (Deacon) William Brodie, a businessman and government official (he was a Scottish cabinet-maker, deacon of the trades guild and Edinburgh city councilor) by day... and a burglar and thief by night, circa 1700s.
Brodie was executed on the same street where this tavern is, at Royal Mile corner Lawnmarket and Bank Street.
This weekend, I will post the few fotos I took at the Edinburgh Castle and views of the city from this colossal rock fortress.
Grassmarket, located right behind Edinburgh Castle is filled with stylish, jaunty, and entertaining bars, pubs and restaurants (as you can see the evidence in the foto!). In the evening, and particularly during weekends, this place is a definite must stop. Also a favorite of neighboring locals to stage their stag and hens night/weekends.Because of the hectic work schedule, I only managed to take a few fotos, which is a real shame. I wish I had time to stroll idly in the charming city streets of the old town with high buildings in Georgian and Victorian architecture, visit Arthur’s seat, and take the Stirling-Fort William-Mallaig travel itinerary that I had previously planned (with the steam Harry Potter train) along the most scenic train route of Scotland. Yeah, I wish.
This winding street is called Cockburn, popular for its restaurants and exuding the typical old town charm. I also found a Cockburn Delicatessen near Prince Street which sent fits of giggles to a female colleague who I was with – we had naughty thoughts of deli sausages, he-he. On the menu that evening, the restaurant had Cock-a-Leekie soup!
SIGH... Why oh why the Scots seem to fancy Cocks? lol
West End - Prince Street, the heart of Edinburgh City, and the striking Edinburgh Castle nestled above the Castle Rock dominating the city’s skyline.
Royal Mile (High Street), another popular busy stretch of Edinburgh City - pronounced as Edin-BRA.And I took this couple picture having their dinner at the Wee Windaes restaurant, a real Scottish restaurant at the Royal Mile High Street (we had dinner there too).
Isn’t it cute that they are facing the window down to the street? My colleague thought I was weird to take pictures of strangers without their permission, ha-ha.
Apart from the unfriendly weather – cold, averaging at 11-12C and rain, Edinburgh is truly lovely. I would go back in a heartbeat, hopefully with much time to spare for my own cultural discoveries and travel vanities.
More fotos of beautiful and historical Edinburgh City, the capital of Scotland.Deacon Brodies Tavern in Royal Mile is built in commemmoration of the notorious two-faced (Deacon) William Brodie, a businessman and government official (he was a Scottish cabinet-maker, deacon of the trades guild and Edinburgh city councilor) by day... and a burglar and thief by night, circa 1700s.
Brodie was executed on the same street where this tavern is, at Royal Mile corner Lawnmarket and Bank Street.
This weekend, I will post the few fotos I took at the Edinburgh Castle and views of the city from this colossal rock fortress.
