Edinburgh is such a gorgeous city. The people we encountered were so personable and charming, no city mentality here. Thank goodness! It’s nice to get away from it sometimes.
We left for Edinburgh Friday morning and even though we were up by 5AM I couldn’t make myself sleep on the plane. I was super excited about my upcoming blogger meet up the next day. So we hit the streets as soon as we settled in at the hotel.
I visited Edinburgh ten years ago but couldn’t remember if I had visited some of the city’s landmarks. It felt like a new visit to me. Except for the castle. The castle and I are old friends; one I never forgot.
The view from Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle
The first of several miles walked that day.
The Royal Mile
The Royal Mile, starting from the castle
Her and Him
There’s no doubt that we got a great workout on this trip. There were hills and stairs everywhere. Up and down we went. We arrived home last night and I slept like a baby. I have Edinburgh to thank for that.
More than 39 Steps
Lots of these were encountered: up and down, up and down
My new coat battled against the Scottish wintery gusts and won
Two lovely sights: Ginger cider and my mister
Our group ended our meet up at The Voodoo Rooms. With an awesome cover band playing in the background I really enjoyed my dinner and time there. A perfect ending to Saturday.
The Voodoo Rooms
Sunday brought more touring about, specifically the National Museum of Scotland.
National Science Museum
T-Rex
We returned home hungry and weary but so incredibly satisfied.
Sifting Through...Expat Edition 
Wow your photos came out stunning!
Thank you! It’s amazing what a little tweaking can do 🙂
Only 5 minutes ago I actually thought of Scotland. Then I found your blog. Interesting!
It was meant to be 🙂 You must be due for a trip?
Actually when I was thinking of Scotland, I had this raw plan to go there maybe next year. But I don’t know, things can quickly change.
Makes me want to go! Truly wonderful pics. The ginger cider sounds fantastic!
That ginger cider was delicious. The brand is called Thistly Cross. They make a strawberry one too. That one was tasty but not as much as the ginger one.
What lovely photographs! So atmospheric!
Thank you!
I LOVE Thistly Cross! I see you made it to Mum’s Comfort Food – pretty yummy! So glad to meet you and that you had a good time. Amazing pictures of Edinburgh, I love this city!
Mum’s was awesome! The waiter was so funny and nice. And the food, tasty! Loved it.
Love it!! My housemate went there over New Year’s and loved it so much she wants to move there. I need to go! Awesome pics.
stunning photos ! xx
Great photos! The national museum always takes my breath away, it was closed for so long i forgot what it looked like!
It was really really pretty. Definitely go back for a re-visit.
i’m going to eburg for my birthday. it’ll be interesting because i’m meeting my french cousin there. she doesn’t speak much english and i’m curious to see if she’ll be able to decipher the edinburgian accent.
You will really like it. I will see you Saturday (right?) and I can give you some suggestions on where to eat if you want? We enjoyed all the places we went to.
Oh Hi! I just love these photos!! Stunning! And I love Edinburgh. Just wanted to stop by and say thank you so much for contributing your awesome photo to the photo club over on my blog. Don’t tell anyone else, but yours is probably one of my favorite photo entries!!
Aw, thanks. That’s a super great compliment coming from you!
Your photos are lovely Mela! Especially the first one. I loved Edinburgh and must one day get around to posting about our adventure there! I haven’t heard of The Voodoo Rooms before. It sounds intriguing.
The Voo Doo Rooms is definitely worth a visit for a bite to eat and to listen to some cool music. I really enjoyed it.
Gorgeous photos and sounds like that was a fabulous trip!!
Want to be there now!
Nice photos! We were just in Scotland a few weeks ago, and already wanting to return.
Thank you! Definitely a wonderful city worth returning to many times.
That top pic is blowing my mind.
It’s hard to take a bad picture in Edinburgh. Such a pretty city!