Edinburgh - and a few more little things...

So I have come to the end of my Edinburgh blog posts! As a treat, here are a few more photos I took around the city.

This gold post box was installed here to celebrate Sir Chris Hoy’s gold medal victory in the Olympics, Hunter Square

This strange fellow was hanging around near Edinburgh Castle

The World Famous Frankenstein

For dinner, we went to Frankie and Benny’s. Bacon Cheeseburger with chips and tomato relish

Woo Woo

Just plain and simple coffee. Slurp.

A bunny who sneaked into the antelope section at Edinburgh Zoo

We went back to Frankie and Benny’s for breakfast on the last day. This is the Lighter Breakfast.

A view of Edinburgh Castle

Bagpipe player – you will see a lot of them in the city!

Jenners department store

Scottish National Gallery

This is a still from a video I took of a man playing bagpipes…with fire!

Edinburgh Fringe Society – I like the quirky decorations!

Monument

Art

Scottish Parliament Building – I think the architecture is simply amazing

Scottish Parliament Building, with Arthur’s Seat in the background

On the sides of Scottish Parliament Building

From a war monument in the city

Museum of Edinburgh

St Giles’ Cathedral

I also did some shopping during my visit.

Macaroons £5.15 for a bag of five from La Barantine, West Bow. Includes flavours such as Passion Fruit and Salted Caramel.

Cashmere scarf from Dunedin Cashmere, Breakfast Blend loose leaf from Eteaket, Orange Chocolate Chip Shortbread and Highland Blend tea (can’t quite remember where) and teacup neckalce from Katie Cupcake, Royal Mile

I am not sure how well you can see the detail, but a lot of the tourist attractions have penny presses. These are from Edinburgh Zoo, the Museum of Childhood and Edinburgh Castle.

I hope you have enjoyed these blog posts about Edinburgh. It was a fantastic visit and the city is somewhere you must visit one day!

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