Edinburgh Castle dominates the...
by pastaayd
Edinburgh Castle dominates the city centre, sitting astride the core of an extinct volcano, its three sides scoured almost vertical by glacial action. Although the castle looks impregnable, it often changed hands between the Scots and English throughout the centuries. By the mid-18th century, however, the castle looked much as it does today. Partly in thanks to Sir Walter Scott, in the 19th century it began to recover its importance as a Scottish symbol.
Visitors enter from the Esplanade, a parade ground where the changing of the guard occurs on the hour. Sites within the castle proper include Mills Mount Battery, where a gun salute takes place on weekdays; St Margaret's Chapel, the oldest building in Edinburgh; the Palace, built between the 15th and 16th centuries; and the Scottish United Services Museum, which houses displays on the history of Scottish regiments. The castle is overrun with tourists, and although the views are great, you may decide it's more impressive from the outside looking in.
Other photos of Edinburgh
by Ash59
Most of the following pictures are of statues and monuments that can found in the main town area, to the left of the Royal Mile as you walk down it. This statue was raised in memory of the Black Watch soldiers that fell in battle during the South African (Boers) war of 1899-1902.
Football Fun for Friends
by ChristopherBell
Something to do that is fun, healthy and free is grab a football, round up a few friends and go up to Carlton Hill which is right in the centre of Edinburgh. This photo was taken from the National Monument - which is the Greek Parthenon looking thingy..... Football.....beer.....
The Forth Bridges
by susancallus
Sitting side by side the two bridges give a stark contrast of the engineering feats of two different centuries:
The Forth Rail Bridge was the world’s first major steel bridge. It was begun in 1883 and completed on 4 March 1890.
The Forth Road Bridge was opened on 4 September 1964 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. It was the largest suspension bridge in Europe.
These two bridges are in Fife, not far from Edinburgh. From Waverley Train Station it's very easy. You have to take the Fife Cirle Line.
Introduction to traditional Edinburgh Pubs
by IPApingo about General/Non-specific
Edinburgh is a pub city. And a visit to Edinburgh would not be complete without visiting at least a couple of them. They vary from the historical and traditional old tavern to the latest in-style trend bar. I tend to favour the old fashioned boozer but if you have a particular taste then you should be able to a find a bar to fit your requirements pretty easily. Just go exploring and have a bit of a pub crawl! one drink then off to the next bar!
The main drinking areas are based around Rose St in the New Town and the Grassmarket in the Old Town. There are of course loads of pubs in between so there is no need to stay in one particular area.
For old style pubs I recommend the following:
"The Jolly Judge" - Old Town - Small, with low ceiling and hard to find, but well worth finding.
"The Bow Bar" is another traditional pub of note. Massive Whisky collection
"Milnes" cracking location, and interesting history on rose st.
"Kays Bar" - New Town - a pub with local life!
Now that's just 4 out of several hundred so go exploring and find your own favourites. A really great website for edinbugh pubs - maps, reviews etc is www.EdinburghPubGuide.co.uk
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Royal Mile
Effigy of William Burke / William Hare (?)
Princes Street Gardens area, Scotland
along to gates 14-19 (mostly for FlyBe)
