the Firth of Forth in the background
Edinburgh Castle basking in the morning sun, as seen from the Gras Market
this is the University of Edinburgh's "New College" from 1846. Redefines the word new.....
the skyline of the old city
Holyrood Palace is the Scottish residence of the British monarch
Hamilton's Obilisk and the Governor's House on Calton Hill
a view along the Royal Mile
a view on Waverley Railway station, with further in the back the Nelson Monument and the river Forth
Edinburgh is an old town on the south side of the estuary (firth) of the Forth river. It is Scotland's capital since qat
least the 14th century and hence the city has a wealth of historical and cultural attractions.
Evidence of human
habitiation goes back well over 10.000 years.
Romans, Goddodin, Angles, Vikings and
Picts left their marks in the area's
history.
By 1365 Edinburgh was mentioned as the capital of Scotland.
The University of Edinburgh, founded
in 1582 and nicknamed "the Athens of the North" is one of the oldest in Britain.
Edinburgh is a major tourist magnet
in the UK, only surpassed by London.
We walked the Royal Mile in May 2015.
the monument for the novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott
the Mount
inside the castle we are not alone
the one o'clock gun is fired since 1861 to provide sound to the dropping of the time-ball from Nelson Monument
Deacon William Brody was a respected businessman, but also a burglar and thief. He was hanged in 1788
St. Giles Cathedral was build around 1130
