Edinburgh November 2015
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Day 1. A winter weekend in Edinburgh
It’s not long since I returned from Madeira, my short working week over, I was off on my travels again. Late on a Thursday afternoon I was on my way to Scotland’s capital city, travelling by train on a Cross Country service. I had reserved a window seat and although it was already dark, its…
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Day 2. The Royal Mile, Edinburgh
It was 8.00 am when we roused from our slumbers and on opening the curtains we noticed it was raining so our first stop was to Wetherspoon’s on George Street for their traditional Scottish breakfast. Next, we wandered up to St. Andrew’s Square and spent a leisurely hour in the Virgin Lounge sipping cappuccinos and…
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Day 3. Cramond Island, Edinburgh
We woke to a bitterly cold morning with clear skies and Edinburgh was bathed in sunshine as we strolled onto George Street for our breakfast at the Standing Order pub. We then bought a one day Lothian Buses pass for £4 each and took a bus to the coastal village of Cramond four miles to the…
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Day 4. Edinburgh’s New Town
Another bright sunny morning, we checked out of our hotel and enjoyed a full Scottish breakfast in The Standing Order pub once again. We then strolled down the steep hills to Edinburgh’s new town. We passed along Dundas Street, Moray Place and India Street on our way to Edinburgh’s delightful district of Stockbridge made famous…
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