The capital of Scotland (Edinburgh in General)

Member Name: tangoman84

Product:	Edinburgh in General
Date:	14/10/09 (9 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great variety on offer, excellent streets and surroundings, great transport links

Disadvantages: None

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 structures being placed on the top of them and it is a simply amazing experience and offers fantastic tours which are very interesting but also entertaining.
The city also has a large variety of shops on offer with variety never being something you need to worry about thanks to the sheer volume of shops on offer all along the one central street in the centre.
There are also a large amount of restaurants, pubs and transport options available with a new tram line currently in the process of being installed, excellent train links and bus links on offer. The city centre is a no go for cars (other than taxis) which means that there is less congestion and polution in the area causing less polution and a much nicer experience for people keep on a day out.
In terms of sports the main offerings come from Hearts of Midlothian Football Club, Hibernian Football club (both of which are Scottish Premier league teams and well followed with nicely maintained all seater stadiums) and the Scottish national rugby stadium (Murrayfield) also having many rugby matches as well as other offerings.

Positives:

- Excellent variety of stores, restaurants and pubs
- Great variety of tourist attractions
- Clean streets and well maintained surroundings
- Great transport links
- No cars in the city centre meaning reduced pollution, noise and making a nicer experience for pedestrians
- A large variety of entertainment events on regularly including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Negatives:

- None

Edinburgh offers tourists and locals alike a great variety whilst also having well maintained streets and surroundings aswell as excellent transport links.

Summary: Edinburgh offers everything you could wish for and then exceeds your expectations