After walking around the base of Edinburgh Castle, through the Princes Street Gardens and around onto Johnston Terrace, I can definitely see why the castle is built where it is – a more strategic, foreboding, impressive-when-you’re-in-its-shadow place in Edinburgh would be hard to find!
On January 25th, the city of Edinburgh celebrated, or should I say began to celebrate, Burns Night, honoring the 18th-century poet Robert Burns. Born in 1759, Burns is best known for his poetry, though he also was instrumental in Scottish traditional song collection and collation (check out the Scots Musical Museum here) and served as an Excise … More Robert(, Robert,) & Robert: Fixing Memory Into Place and Space
City of Edinburgh Tours leads series of guided walking and bus tours around Edinburgh, and on Saturday night, I made a “Why not?” decision and joined a group of friends on a “Tour of the Undead.” Our walking group of six total started on the Royal Mile, led by our intrepid ghost/guide Robert, alias Dr. … More A Tour of the Undead
What does it take to look like a local? Apparently nothing more than a sketchbook and appearing to be at ease in the frigid morning air – oh, and the fair skin and blonde hair probably help (a lot!). It’s just enough to have an Englishman from Manchester approach you and ask where Holyrood … More Edinburgh Castle, Exterior Sketch
Edinburgh Illustrated 