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Prince of Cities

<font color=green><font size=3>Edinburgh is the capitol of Scotland. There are many tales of some truly interesting characters from The Bodysnatchers, Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde, and Greyfriars Bobbie.
<font color=red>Quick note: the author of Harry Potter is from this town. All the books were written from this lovely city.

<font color=brown>SCOTLAND VT MEETING

Ok, ok, ok, these are not the VT members....

I know some peoples fondest memories may be of the city or castle, but mine are of a special day seeing these wonderful Scottish sheep. I have no idea why people take them for granted. They were quite entertaining for me!

:)) Bah! Bah! I just died of laughter when I hear them. I also loved to see the Highland cattle, much different from the Texas Longhorns I am used to seeing.

VT members were louise, grahamt, and myself. Edinburgh is a fantastic city. At the London VT meeting, everyone raved about the city and it took just a instant to see why. Pictures can not do any city justice. We went to the Edinburgh castle, trip to Oban and the Isle of Mull.

The castle of Edinburgh

This is a city that I love, but it has quite a black past filled with murderers and many famous books from Sherlock Holmes who was born here.

I fell in love with the charm and mystery of Edinburgh, participated in a ghost walk and seeing why the Queen also loves this city. Her royal castle Holyrood is here.

More about the Edinburgh castle...

It is the most famous of all the Scottish castles. It is the home of the famous Scottish Crown Jewels and the oldest Royal Regalia in Britain.

Displayed with the Crown Jewels is the Stone of Destiny, which was the coronation stone for Scots Kings.

Unfortunately, they will not let you take pictures of the Crown Jewels or the Stone of Destiny. You must see it for yourself.

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:It is the first castle I have been in.
  • Cons:It will leave lasting memories for me.
  • In a nutshell:Mystery city with a history hidden under the streets.
  • Last visit to Edinburgh: Jun 2002
  • Intro Updated Aug 10, 2003
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  • Sep 26, 2010 at 1:27 PM

    Visited McTavishes and i'm sorry to say the food was the worst Had soup and a bacon roll. Soup was warm and the bacon was just yuck even the roll wasn't nice. Used to be nice in there but really really disappointed.

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    Mar 15, 2005 at 6:55 AM

    Enjoyed your tour of Edinburgh. I, too, love the sheep. Seems as though you had a marvelous time here and enjoyed the scenery and the "royal" environment. Thanks.

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    Dec 15, 2003 at 9:45 AM

    Sounds to be a lovely city! One day I want to visit it myself.

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    Oct 27, 2003 at 3:32 PM

    Heey Kathy. I just loved Edinburgh, and it seems you did too. Great tips and pictures. Hope to be there once again soon.

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    Sep 16, 2003 at 10:27 AM

    Here now and loving it. Thanks for the good tips. Update. At work and looking again. cant believe the first time i found this i was in the inet cafe in edinburgh.

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    Sep 16, 2003 at 3:34 AM

    Fantastic city!! When you go a few times you always discover something new!!

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    Sep 2, 2003 at 7:40 AM

    Happy bah bah bah to you!

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    Aug 10, 2003 at 7:06 PM

    bah bah bah la la la , talking sheep Kathy, hahahaha. no iam NOT making fun of you ,I would NEVER do that . Great page Kathy of a very nice City.

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    Jul 16, 2003 at 6:06 PM

    Nice page. I think you loved Edinburgh as much as I did.

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    May 13, 2003 at 1:33 PM

    Great pages Kathy. What is it about the sheep & bagpipes that captivates us? I could never figure it out...

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