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A wee holiday in Edinburgh

15/3/2019

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I’d never been to Scotland before and though my uncle, auntie and two cousins live there and have shown enthusiasm in conversations for the place they love, I didn't know anything about Scotland apart from kilts, bagpipes and a wee bit of dram.  But stepping onto Princes Street (the main road) in the centre of Edinburgh from the train station, the first view was spectacular.  An instant panorama of huge stone buildings on the hill skyline including Edinburgh Castle.  It wasn’t like other cities that are often flat with buildings obstructing any ground level panoramas.  The view from the station on the left stretched at least a mile of grand structures on the hill that runs east to west.  In between the station and the hill was Princes Street Gardens.  On the right was no hilltop skyline but massive department stores and hotels, that looked a bit like Harrod’s.  I was surprised and impressed. ​

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