Go to the historical places,...
by Yuthrev
Go to the historical places, for us from the states it was fascinating to hear of things done before our country was discovered. When you are walking down the main streets take glances down the alley ways. You can almost imagine the 1600's. We ate lunch in an out of the way pub. We were having difficulty deciding. So, my wife finally said 'that one'. The meal was great and the atmosphere was too. When I asked how she finally decided, she said that she picked the one with all the young people with leather, major piercings, and multi colored hair were standing outside of. She figured if it was good enough for them it must be good. She was right again.
The Scott Memorial
by Ash59
The Scott Monument was build between 1840-46 as a memorial to the writer Sir Walter Scott (1771 - 1832). Designed by architect George Kemp (1795-1844), who won a competition with his gothic design, the public can climb the 287 steps to the top of the monument for spectacular views of the city.
Have a walk in the great outdoors
by scottishvisitor
Hollyrood Park which belongs to the Monarchy but is accessable to all with no gates or restrictions. The park is 650 acres of unmanicured hill just raw nature as nature intended. If the weather is fine go for a walk here and see Arthur's Seat, a long ago extinct volcano which erupted under the sea when Scotland was many miles from where it is today a fact to contemplate while enjoying a solitary and stimulating walk back through time. No equipment necessary but you might want to wear layered clothing.
Statue of Greyfriars Bobby
by Dabs
In order to locate the statue of Greyfriars Bobby, locate the Greyfriars Bobby Pub, turn your back to it and you should see the statue. It was much smaller than I thought it would be, I walked right past it on the first shot, not sure why I thought a statue of a Skye Terrier would be big.
There are at least two versions of the Greyfriars Bobby story, the Disney version and the version written in a book, but the essential elements are the same.
The Disney version has Bobby running away from home to stay with farmhand Old Jock, the book version has Bobby's owner as a policeman named John Gray. From there the stories stay the same, Jock/John was buried in Greyfriars Kirk (churchyard). Bobby kept watch over his unmarked grave for 14 years, laying on the grave leaving only for food when the one o'clock gun at Edinburgh Castle went off. He was said to frequent a local coffeeshop or restaurant that his master frequented.
Since Bobby no longer belonged to anyone and a law was passed that required all dogs to be licensed in the city or they would be destroyed, the Lord Provost of Edinburgh paid Bobby's licence and gave him a collar with a brass inscription "Greyfriars Bobby from the Lord Provost 1867 licensed". You can see the collar at the Museum of Edinburgh on the Royal Mile.
The Disney movie, "Greyfriars Bobby", is a sweet, heartwarming film should you want to see it before you head to Edinburgh.
Nightly surprises
by solopes about Uncategorised
Walking to a bar with live folk music I found this beautiful building, till now unidentified.
By the way, the music was lively, the bar was small but friendly, and I don't remeber where, so, go search for yourself and look around. That's the fun.
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A local pub
The White Hart Inn, Edinburgh (August 2008)
Scott Monument, Edinburgh
John Wilson Statue on east Princes Street Garden
