Rainy Edinburgh

by WBlackwell on May 8, 2017

Not!  It was a glorious day in Auld Reekie. Mild temps, bluest of skies, just grand, so I just started walking after check-in. My GH is near The Meadows so I began by cutting through this large Edinburgh park.  Once, like Princes Street Gardens, this area was a loch that was drained and became a meadow, game field and park.  I must have just missed the cherry blossoms.

Edged by the 1628 George Heriot’s School

Barclay Viewforth, a church

And this monstrosity.  An apartment that nearly takes the title of Edinburgh’s Oddest Building from Parliament.

I soon found myself on High Street, the Royal Mile, so popped into the Museum of Edinburgh for a quick peek.

With the Mile thick with tourists and not knowing if tomorrow would be as nice, I bolted past the Tollbooth

and St Giles

to the roof terrace at the Scottish Museum

for one of the best inner-city viewing spots.

I’ve been in the Castle before so no need this trip but I did want to see it from a different perspective so I walked around it to Princes Street

A very serious castle indeed.

 

 

 

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