Edinburgh
From Jedburgh, we proceeded to Edinburgh. It took almost 2 hours to reach there.
Our tour guide took us around Edinburg before we got to our hotel for our dinner. The next day was a free day so we would explore Edinburgh on our own in daylight.
Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland located in the Central Belt
region of the country. With a population of approximately 450,000 (1
million in the city region), "Auld Reekie" (Edinburgh) manages to
combine both ancient and modern in a uniquely Scottish atmosphere.
Watched over by the imposing castle, the symbol of the city, Edinburgh
combines medieval relics, Georgian grandeur and a powerful layer of
modern life with contemporary avant-garde. In Edinburgh, medieval
palaces rub shoulders with the best of modern architecture, Gothic
churches with amazing museums and galleries.
http://wikitravel.org Our tour guide took us around Edinburg before we got to our hotel for our dinner. The next day was a free day so we would explore Edinburgh on our own in daylight.
I love this view. The sun set as early as 4pm.
see these unique telephone booth but never attempt to use one!
it looks like a gigantic crown to me
this is indeed spectacular
want to take a ride to the ghost town?
here's the statue of the dog Bobby
the elephant house:
the birthplace of Harry Porter
Edinburgh is so famous for famous universities and ancient buildings! Lovely place to visit.
ReplyDeleteI got attracted to all the ancient buildings, they hardly build one like this nowadays!!!
ReplyDeleteGood morning Wenn...
ReplyDeleteLoves the view of the sun set...
ReplyDeleteSee the dog statue makes me think of a movie that i watch, where the dog everyday will go to the train station to wait for his master to return from work, even when his master passed away, the dog still faithfully goes to the train station to wait, very touching...
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend ahead...
ReplyDelete"With a population of approximately 450,000 (1 million in the city region)"?? errr, how could there be 1-million in the city while the population is just 450K?? and it's smaller in terms of population than KL.. :)
ReplyDeleteoh, great arrangement this round.. you were guided on arrival and then on your own the next day.. at least you can have more time to explore Edinburgh huh?? very nice shot on the sunset, showing a silhouette of the cathedral, ferris wheel and the city skyline :)
ReplyDeleteah, yes!! the red telephone booth, this is so signature-ly UK.. i also took photo with the booth, the booth from outside only of course, dare not to get in a pose for photo, haha.. :D
ReplyDeletei love the Ferris wheel. So tall.
ReplyDeleteThe phone booth reminds me of superman :p
I always love that double deckers and the red phone booths. Hahaha.
ReplyDeleteMagnificient buildings.
ReplyDeleteHello wenn, Edinburgh is really an ancient town, don't you agree?
ReplyDeleteNice.
ReplyDeleteLooks pretty "Antique". :D
ReplyDeleteWow....so why didn't you try calling using the telephone in the iconic telephone booths? :D
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the information, very useful.
ReplyDeleteI didn't follow the day tours in Edinburgh... we walked and walked by ourselves, lost a lot of calories this way... hahaha...
ReplyDeleteFinally, a post on Edinburg! I knew about this place through an ex coursemate, she stayed there with her hubby for a few years, some scenes are pretty familiar to me, as I've seen it through her photo albums ;)
ReplyDeleteThe phone booth, we don't have it here unless we visit Victoria Station...then we can see the same telephone booth... You should went inside and take a photo with it.
ReplyDeleteMy friend who has been in UK for more than 8years now since graduated. She said Scotland is awesome.
ReplyDeleteEdinburgh is really a nice place to visit. Couldn't be miss out...
ReplyDeleteSo most of it, you travel on your own?
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