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My Scottish Memories: Edinburgh - Part I

My Scottish Memories: Edinburgh - Part I, Edinburgh, Scotland

The stories of Highland clans and whisky and kilts and friendly people came to my attention throughout the years so I decided to visit Scotland. I spent a week in Scotland in July 2012. Since I like primarily to visit the capital of a country and then explore a bit more (if time permits) I made a plan for my Scottish week which included Edinburgh and Glasgow and Stirling. Maybe not the obvious choices apart from Edinburgh, but I travelled with my boyfriend (now my hubby) and he offered a few suggestions that I took. He wanted to see Glasgow because of its football clubs Celtic and Rangers and he knew about Stirling because of William Wallace aka Mel Gibson in the Braveheart movie. Yup! I was an awesome girlfriend then and I鈥檓 now an even more awesome wife so not only did we visit Glasgow but we actually went to Celtic鈥檚 football stadium and he took a photo of its manager! I looked up Stirling in a guide book and was very happy to visit it. But the highlight of the trip was definitely Edinburgh. But I鈥檓 jumping ahead, so let鈥檚 rewind back to the beginning and start this story properly. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: My Scottish Memories: Edinburgh - Part I
Guide Location: Scotland » Edinburgh
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Tanja Domijan Blasich
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
  • Edinburgh Castle
  • Scottish whisky center
  • Royal Mile Tavern
  • World鈥檚 End pub
  • Holyrood Palace
  • Scottish Parliament

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