Scotland (1 of 2)

This is the first page covering our 2023 trip to Scotland. Click here for page 2.

On July 12, 2023, we flew from Nice to Edinburgh, took a street car into town, and checked into our hotel, Princes Street Suites on Waterloo Place where we stayed for the duration of our trip. This was very convenient because the starting point of all three hop-on, hop-off buses was right outside our front door. On one day, we took a Rabbie's Tour (more on that next month), but other than that, we limited our sightseeing to Edinburgh, a fantastic city with a myriad of interesting things to explore.

A word about the weather: when we left France, it was uncomfortably hot in Cannes. In Edinburgh, it was a delightful 16℃ (61℉). Each day, we had a bit of sunshine, a few drops of rain, alternating gray and blue skies, and a certain amount of wind, none of which had any meaningful effect on the temperature. The old saying that in Scotland, you get every type of weather every single day sounds about right, and I was delighted with that (an early draft of this page said "we‘ instead of "I", but I have since learned that my preference for cool weather wasn't shared to the extent I had thought).

In this first part of documenting our Scotland trip, we will essentially stick to what lies in the proximity of the green and red bus routes; a second installment will cover things along the blue bus route, our Rabbie's Tour, and a few other places not dealt with on this page. Enjoy this virtual tour!

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The view from Edinburgh Castle


Walking past the Duke of Wellington statue to Waterloo Place	Looking back towards Princes Street


The Balmoral Hotel (not where we stayed!)	The St Andrew Square tram station


Melville Monument in St Andrew Square	St Andrew Square Garden is lovely	George Street by Charlotte Square


Statue of William Pitt the Younger in George St.	Relaxing in a Black Sheep Coffee shop	Well worth the visit!


Greyfriars Bobby Pub on Candlemaker Row	Scottish Parliament Building


Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh's volcano	It's a pretty steep and long climb to the top!


Roofline by Grassmarket	Edinburgh's Grassmarket


This is a great place to eat...	...or have a brew in one of the many pubs.


The White Hart Inn is the oldest pub in town	Strolling around Grassmarket	Playing the bagpipes in Grassmarket


Victoria Street is famous...	...for its colorful buildings...	...and unique shops.


We first saw Victoria Street in the TV series Case Histories...	...because private investigator Jackson Brodie had his office here.

View of Castle Rock from Princes Street Gardens


The Royal Scots Greys Monument in front of Castle Rock	Waiting to enter the castle


Making our way up	Inside Edinburgh Castle	A cannon of the Argyle battery


A cannon of the Halfmoon battery	.Looking down to Princes Street Gardens	The Royal Palace


View toward the Red Coat Café and the hospital behind it	Looking past the turret to the green-domed West Register House


A more peaceful and less crowded corner of Edinburgh Castle	Arthur's Seat, seen from Edinburgh Castle


Looking up at the terrace from which we had such a lovely view	We have left the castle and are entering the Royal Mile


On High Street, not far from where we saw the lady with the owl	On High Street


St Giles' Cathedral on the Royal Mile	Taking a closer look at the characteristic top of the spire


John Knox statue in front of St Giles'	The Canongate Tolbooth Clock	The Kirk of the Canongate

Looking from the castle toward the Scott Monument

All pictures from our Scotland vacation were taken between July 12 and July 17, 2023 with my new Fujifilm X-T5 camera.
Photos from both pages, and a few extras, are also available in a gallery.

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