What a place!
People have raved about Edinburgh to me for years. Now I know why. Reasons why I think Edinburgh gets such a good rep:
1. It has a lovely, intact historic town
Several writers have drawn inspiration from Edinburgh: Robert Burns, Robert Louis Stevenson and Arthur Conan Doyle.
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| The grave of Thomas Riddel and various other parts of Edinburgh may have inspired J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books (Note the stones left by the grave from fans and haters of Lord Voldemort!) |
3. It is hilly
Hilly places just tend to have an edge on non-hilly places.
4. It is compact and easy to navigate
Just follow the Royal Mile: Castle at one end, Parliament, Holyrood Palace and Arthurs Seat at the other.
5. It hosts fantastic, famous festivals
Not its most famous festival, but we really enjoyed ourselves at the Jazz & Blues Festival. While we were there Edinburgh was busy preparing for the Military Tattoo, the Fringe and the International Edinburgh Festival.
6. It has its own castle...on a rock
(It also has the AMAZING Edinburgh castle rock...looks like chalk, tastes like magic and maybe invented by accident!)
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| Edinburgh Castle |
7. It is the poster girl or boy for amazing town planning!
Just look at that!
8. It is a city of depth, angles and alleyways
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| Edinburgh alleyway |
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| Victoria St: Apparently the inspiration for Diagon Alley, even has a joke shop |
9. It is a short walk to get great views of the town
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| Arthur's Seat |
10. It is aesthetically beautiful
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Did you go to the caverns/underground tunnels?
ReplyDeleteNope :( We thought it would be good but other things ended up taking priority. Next time right?
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