| Page Views: 1,374 Last Visit to Edinburgh: - | Edinburgh - More Than A Castle by tpal - last update: Apr 2, 2005 |
...but what a castle | Edinburgh Castle from Princess Street |
It would be difficult to describe Edinburgh without focusing on Edinburgh Castle. It is unquestionably the omnipresent feature of the city. Its position and size perched atop a long extinct volcano make it difficult to ignore. The photograph here is a view of the castle from Princess Street across the Princess Street Gardens which are actually in a former loch. The statue in the foreground is of Allen Ramsay an 18th century author and poet who is said to have been a great influence on both Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott. |
| View of Edinburgh from the Castle |
|  | My memories of Edinburgh, however, are a bit more complex and frankly much more intertwined with my recollections of my first European trip. The Scottish leg began with a relaxing and scenic four hour train trip from London. After that things got more interesting. First the Scots really do speak a different language...beautiful but different. Then, of course, there was the driving (being American, I am convinced my driving is perfect). Also, what exactly are "queues" and "bangers".
In any event, as I try these many years later to reconstruct my Scottish adventure I found that I didn't really have pictures of my fondest memories. What I have is a resolve to return to this wonderful city and discover it once again. Hopefully my inevitable maturity won't dull the wonder. |
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Stephen-KarenConn Sat Dec 31, 2005 16:42 UTC
Very interesting page with fond memories of our honeymoon visit to Edinburgh. A stay at the Dalhousie Castle would be exciting - wedding or not. | evaanna Tue Sep 27, 2005 15:03 UTC
Lovely page! Thanks for taking me back to this great city. I loved the closes as well, but only saw Calton Hill from afar. | HORSCHECK Tue Sep 20, 2005 18:35 UTC
Fabulous little page about the Scottish capital. The days can be long at that time of the year that far in the North. :o) | Scotsgal Wed Aug 24, 2005 14:59 UTC
That's a great picture! |
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