Edinburgh in General

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and the second biggest city within Scotland. The city itself is hugely popular with tourists from far and wide and it is not unusual to see huge groups of American or Asian tourists with their huge cameras strapped around their neck. The city offers a huge amount for visitors to see including the famous Edinburgh Castle, Mary King's Close, Edinburgh Dungeons, Edinburgh Zoo and a huge variety of theatres and museums. My wife and I had the joy of visiting Mary King's Close which is an old close (or street) that was built over in excess of a hundred years ago but the buildings themselves were used as foundations for the new ...  Read the complete review

I have been living in Edinburgh now for five years, and in that time I have gone from loving the place to desperately wanting to leave. I am, however, marooned here for the foreseeable future, due to a combination of factors, the biggest one being sheer bad luck. We moved to Edinburgh from London for several reasons, the main one being my husband was working in the city at the time. Our daughter was due to leave her special school and the mainstream options available to her in London weren't great. Actually, that's being generous - they were hopeless. For several years Edinburgh had been portrayed as the best place to live for quality of life, and ...  Read the complete review

I really cannot say enough good things about Edinburgh. Since my first visit a few years ago, I've been back several times and now can't imagine a year without at least one trip to 'Auld Reekie' (a nickname meaning 'Old Smoky' - in the past when most houses were heated by coal fires, smoke from the chimneys would sit thick in the air above the city). The transport to and inside the city is superb; if you're travelling in from Edinburgh Airport, there's a fantastic bus service that drops you off right in the city centre (across the road from Waverley Train Station) for only £3.00 single and £5.00 return. From the same spot you can hop onto one of four bus ...  Read the complete review

I remember when I was a little girl. My Grandma and I would plan days out to Edinburgh and I used to get so excited. She'd pick me up very early in the morning just after Breakfast and we'd take the train through. We'd arrive at Waverly train station and go for a drink and doughnut or cake before we hit the shops. Then we'd go onto Princes street and shop untill we dropped until lunchtime. Then, we'd go for lunch in either John Lewis Cafe, or another department store cafe, or we'd find a nice little italian restaurant to dine in! Then we'd hit the shops again untill 5 o'clock or so, then we'd go to a little newsagents, get a drink and some sweets and head off to the ...  Read the complete review

I remember the first time I came to Edinburgh. I caught the train from my hometown and alighted at Edinburgh Waverley. The station is smack in the centre of the city - you get off the train and emerge onto Princes Street, the main shopping street in the city. I have been to very few cities with such a well-placed central station. Coming out of the station, you are faced with the side of the world-famous Balmoral Hotel and its beautiful clock tower. Immediately, it becomes apparent that this city is something special. The buildings are gorgeous - everywhere you look there is architecture that is hugely interesting. Princes Street is a little ...  Read the complete review