Georgian Houses in New Town

After the centre of Edinburgh and the area near the castle became overcrowded with the rich and the poor living side by side, the rich decided to move to a different part of town, on the other side of Princess street, build new, elegant houses and live happily every after.

Scones

Scones are connected traditionally with England, Scotland, and Ireland, but nobody knows which country invented it. However, the first known mention of a scone that was printed is from the translation of The Aenaid (1513) written by a Scottish poet named Gavin Douglas. The one in the picture was bought at a charity shop that also runs a small cafe.

Arthur's Seat - possible location for Camelot

Arthur's Seat is often mentioned as one of the possible locations for Camelot, the legendary castle and court of the Romano-British warrior-chief, King Arthur. It seems more likely, however, that the name is a corruption of the Gaelic ard na saigheid, meaning 'hill of the archers'.

Tradition has it that it was at the foot of Arthur's Seat, covered by the forest of Drumselch, that Scotland's 12th-century king David I of Scotland encountered a stag while out hunting. Having fallen from his horse and about to be gored, he had a vision of a cross appearing between the animal's antlers, before it inexplicably turned away, leaving him unharmed. David, believing his life had been spared through divine intervention, founded Holyrood Abbey on the spot. The burgh arms of the Canongate display the head of the stag with the cross framed by its antlers.

New Town

The building on the corner is where you will be staying in Edinburgh. It's clean and well organised.  The house on the left is an older Georgian house. Georgian houses have flat front and the windows, just like you see in the picture. They are typical of New Town, the part of Edinburgh where you will be based.

Scotland’s dark past

Tickets bought! Delve into Scotland’s most horrible history at the Edinburgh Dungeon - experience live actors, thrilling rides and exciting special effects.  Step back into the darkest of times… are you brave enough to face 80 minutes of Scotland’s dark past?

Better safe than sorry

Edinburgh feels safe. On the other hand you can never be too careful. Better safe than sorry, as they say.

Chicago

Here we go, tickets bought for the Chicago musical for 24th April 19:30. We will go to one of the most famous theatres here, the Edinburgh Playhouse, which luckily is also a short walk from where you will be staying. We have very very good seats too!

Deep-fried Mars Bars yuk!

You're coming to a beautiful country with very nice people who are welcoming and friendly and say pretty much what they think but WHY do they feel the need to sell deep-fried Mars Bars! Well, even if you have checked what deep-fried and batter is, you still find it difficult to comprehend... and deep-fried hamburgers and deep-friend pizza yuk yuk yuk!

EdinburghMyLove - Edinburgh is waiting...

A mountain in the centre of the town?

Hi Everyone! Igor, Andrzej, Agnieszka, Wojtek, Ela, Bartosz, Dominika, Julia, Maria, Julia, Karolina, Ola, Julia, Mateusz, Oliwier, Kinga, Maria, Małgosia, Gabriela, Urszula, Ola, Marianna, Weronika, Joanna, Karolina, Justyna, Julia, Adam, Monika and Ewa! This is Edinburgh, the best city in the world, it's got it all, and it's waiting for you, with its volcanos and hills, its castles and palaces, its bridges and canals. This is where you'll be walking very very soon, and its all in the centre of the city. We can't wait to have you all here. Magda, Richie, Neil and Gosia.