Edinburgh Day 3

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Edinburgh: Day 3 – Edinburgh New Town and Old Town

After a full-on road trip yesterday, E and Caroline were happy to chill-out at home. So Ian took the number 16 bus into Princes Street, the heart of downtown Edinburgh. Here he spent most of the day ambling about exploring the city. First he walked to the top of Calton Hill, then over to the Old Town including up to the entrance to Edinburgh Castle. After that he wandered through the Georgian splendour of the New Town. Like a canny Scot eager to save a penny or two, he then walked south via bustling Haymarket all the way back to E’s flat in Morningside.

One of the many paths acsending Calton Hill
The memorial to Lord Nelson, designed in the shape of a telescope.
Arthur’s Seat seen from Calton Hill

Heading now for the Old Town and Edinburgh Castle …

School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh

Piper on the Royal Mile

Outside Edinburgh Castle

And then on to the New Town ..

Princes Street

Royal Scottish Academy, Allan Ramsay monument

Royal Circus

Two of the four large churches sitting next to one another on Holy Corner, on the walk back to Morningside.

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