So next week...
Andy
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Me and the missus are off to Edinburgh for a few days. She wants to see the castle and Camera Obscura and some tunnel thing to do with body snatchers?
Anyone got any good things to see/do?
Anyone got any good things to see/do?
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Alex wrote:Do?
Someone else's ginger missus?
Haha, first class
On a more serious note Andy, the Edinburgh dungeons aren't too bad, but the castles obviously better. Send your misses to the duneons and get a taxi to Morningside to the Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative and squander some money? Sounds like a plan 0 -
do one of the ghost walk things at night from the royal mile!
They take you into the tunnels under the high street....St Mary's Close.....proper spooky!
Dynamic Earth is worth a visit..depending on what is on.
A meal in the whisky society is good.....usually includes loads of whisky tasting...stuff that you can't buy.
Out of town...Roslyn Chapel is worth a visit...explore the glen to find the old gunpowder mill...
The Museum at the top of chambers street is good....
Also....there are some really good literary tours (basically a pub crawl with some interesting chat about the various authors who frequented the drinking holes).....
Try and enjoy some of the very late night and even early morning drinking.....some pubs open at 5am....but don't worry.....there are some italian restaurants which are open in the time between the bars closing at 3, then opening again at 5!
And avoid ed bikes......alpine bikes in stockbridge is better!Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I believe in the future of the human race.
H.G. Wells.0 -
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........adn no haggis for breakfast?Ride it like you stole it!0
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Andy wrote:Me and the missus are off to Edinburgh for a few days. She wants to see the castle and Camera Obscura and some tunnel thing to do with body snatchers?
Anyone got any good things to see/do?
Taking her up the obscure tunnel?
Apparently it only hurts the first time.0 -
Thats the one.cee wrote:do one of the ghost walk things at night from the royal mile!
They take you into the tunnels under the high street....St Mary's Close.....proper spooky!
Hmm, can't say I've been in the Edinburgh Alpine Bikes but I was less than impressed with the one in Glasgow to say the least, is it any better do you know? Just a lack of bikes!0 -
Andy wrote:Me and the missus are off to Edinburgh for a few days. She wants to see the castle and Camera Obscura and some tunnel thing to do with body snatchers?
Anyone got any good things to see/do?
Don't bother with the bus tours...
The Scott Monument gave some pretty good views and its only like £3 to get in... very tight stairs though so don't do it if its busy!
Camera Obscura was quite fun but doesn't really take long to get around.
Make sure you see the 1 o clock gun at the Castle. There is a lot to see here so take sw's!
We wanted to do the dungeons but didn't have time...
http://www.realmarykingsclose.com/ was crap and expensive.0 -
Remember to pack the lime and string.0
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cee wrote:A meal in the whisky society is good.....usually includes loads of whisky tasting...stuff that you can't buy.
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Don't you have to be a member there? I've certainly only ever gone with members. Food was ok.
anyway further to the above,
go for a walk on arthurs seat
afternoon tea at the balmoral
royal yacht britannia is down at leith
spit on the heart of midlothian
Edinburgh zoo is pretty good
If you want any advice on hotels/ restaurants then ask.0 -
Yeah any good restaurants that I'll be able to get a reservation at this short a notice would be nice?0
