Edinburgh is one of the most amazing cities I have seen since being away. Its is so full of history and incredible buildings and Edinburgh castle is definitely in my top 3 favourite landmarks that I have seen in Europe! Apparently its one of the most haunted cities as well and I walked through graveyards at night time and went on ghost tours of underground vaults where people lived and died centuries ago. My Auntie took me out for the day and I couldn't have asked for a better personal tour guide - her knowledge of the city was impeccable and I learnt so much! We went to Edinburgh castle which was way bigger inside than I thought - you need a full day in there to see everything. I saw my great Uncles name in the book of war heroes that had died in action - I forget that I have family history in Scotland and was so proud to see his name in the book. We saw the 1pm gun go off and boy did it go off!!! Nearly dropped my camera!! We followed that by a hot lunch before heading to Mary Kings Close which was like a movie set and one of the highlights of my trip - its hard to believe that its a real place its just so old! As quoted from the website:
Buried deep beneath Edinburgh's Royal Mile lies the city's deepest secret warren of hidden streets that has remained frozen in time since the 17th century.
For hundreds of years the true story of the Close has remained untold - until now! In the company of an expert guide, you can explore this unique site and experience what it was really like for the people who lived, worked and died here.
So I really recommend doing this if you ever get to Edinburgh! The ghost tour was really freaky too, you do that at night time and a guide takes you round showing you where witches were killed / the stories behind it and then stories of the ghosts that haunt the underground vaults (which you are in when being told!!) so yeah it was just fantastic!
I had an afternoon exploring myself and made it to a printmaking workshop that I wanted to see but I ended up getting lost and heading back to my Aunties a bit earlier - I shouldn't be alone in a city even with a map!!!
Saturday night I got to catch up with my Kiwi friend and we went to a traditional Scottish party where I was persuaded to take part in the dancing side of things…. after a rocky start of being spun too fast and falling flat on my butt (which more people saw than I would have liked haha!!!) I ended up getting the hang of it and had a blast!
So all in all I had a fantastic time away and I can't wait to visit this incredible city again!!
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