One visit won't be enough (Edinburgh in General)

Member Name: Tail_Feather

Product:	Edinburgh in General
Date:	15/07/09 (31 review reads)
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Advantages: It has something for everyone

Disadvantages: Sometimes (like everywhere else in the UK) the weather is grim

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 tours; I would recommend the 'Edinburgh Tour' or 'Mac Tours' which both have similar routes and live tour guides who often throw in their own little anecdotes and are always very chatty and helpful. The 'City Sightseeing Tour' has no live guide but as you board you are given a set or earphones and can listen to a guide in a language of your choice. The fourth tour is 'The Majestic' which takes a different route to the others and brings you a little bit out of the city past the huge Ocean Terminal shopping centre and the Royal Yacht Britannia. Each time I vist Edinburgh I make time for a bus tour, although I hear the same facts and figures over and over again, the breathtaking sights never get old.

There are too many highlights and attractions to mention in detail and every time I go I always find something new and exciting to do. Here are just a few things to put on your 'must do' list; The Museum of Childhood, Edinburgh Zoo, The National Museum of Scotland, Camera Obscura, and the two events which draw in even more visitors than usual, the Edinburgh Festival in late August / early September, and the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, also in August.

A review of Edinburgh wouldn't be complete without at least a mention of Edinburgh Castle; although I think the entrance tickets are a little pricey at £13.00 each, you can't visit the city without setting foot in the castle that looms over it.

It's hard to say why I love Edinburgh so much, and my review only touches some of the great things you can do there. It just has such an amazing atmosphere, magnificent architecture, friendly people, and an abundance of things to see and do, and if you get the right weather (which is pot luck in this country) you can sit on a bench in Princes Street Gardens, and people-watch to your heart's content!

Summary: Amazing city, cannot recommend highly enough