| 1. Visit Edinburgh CastleIf you've never
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| | direction. Over the first mile you will
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| seen it, Edinburgh Castle is one of the
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| | climb steeply and be afforded some
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| finest castles in the world, and is truly
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| | fantastic views to Leith and over to the
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| one of the best things to do in
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| | east of Edinburgh and over to East
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| Edinburgh. Sitting at the highest point
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| | Lothian. Carry on round the road and the
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| in the old town Edinburgh castle has
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| | view to the south of Edinburgh opens up.
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| lorded it over the city for hundreds of
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| | Continuing on further round the hill, the
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| years. Walk up the Royal Mile (High St)
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| | view to the castle and over the old town
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| to soak up the feeling of history as you
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| | opens up and is absolutely spectacular.
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| approach the castle. The views from all
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| | Stop and get a picture of this before you
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| round the castle across Edinburgh are
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| | start to drop down into Holyrood Park
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| spectacular. The Scottish Crown Jewels
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| | once again and back to where you
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| are displayed in Edinburgh Castle, and a
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| | started.4. Visit the Royal MuseumOn
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| beautiful chapel that is extremely
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| | Chambers Street, Edinburgh's Royal Museum
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| peaceful despite the energy of the city
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| | is a masterpiece and one of the world's
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| outside.2. Take an Edinburgh Old Town
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| | finest museums. If you have a wet, rainy
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| tourIn the streets of Edinburgh's old
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| | day in Edinburgh, visiting this museum
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| town there have been dark and mysterious
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| | will keep you busy all day. Lots of
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| happenings for years and years. Tightly
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| | interactive stuff for the kids. The
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| packed ancient buildings, tiny closes
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| | National Museum of Scotland is now
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| (narrow walkways between buildings) and
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| | integrated onto it so there is twice as
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| narrow streets add to the sense that bits
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| | much to see. Even without the wonderful
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| of the old town can be scary when the sun
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| | exhibits, this museum is a work of art in
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| goes down. A ghost and ghouls tour or
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| | itself. Stand in the central atrium and
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| witches tour will take you into the old
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| | look up at the marvelous victorian
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| underbelly of Edinburgh and just might
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| | architecture. Walk to the join between
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| scare the pants off you. A number of
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| | the old and new museums and look up at
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| historical tours of Edinburgh's old town
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| | the array of different angles, shapes and
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| start at different positions along the
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| | light bouncing around.5. Walk along
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| Royal Mile and are a must-do thing for
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| | Princes StreetStarting at the east end of
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| new visitors to Edinburgh, notably by the
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| | Princes Street (Edinburgh's main shopping
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| Witchery at the top and by St Giles
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| | street) by Waverley station, walk west
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| Cathedral about half-way down the hill.3.
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| | along the entire mile of street. Don't be
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| Take the road round Arthur's seat (and
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| | sucked in immediately by the line of
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| climb it if you feel so inclined)Right in
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| | shops on your right, but instead focus
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| the middle of Edinburgh lies Arthur's
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| | your attention on the view appearing on
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| Seat. This is practically a mountain in
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| | your left. This is the skyline of
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| the middle of Scotland's capital city.
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| | Edinburgh's Old Town and you could easily
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| For those that are so inclined there are
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| | shoot a whole roll of film trying to
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| a number of paths across that will take
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| | capture it on camera. The park on your
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| them to the top of Arthur's Seat in a
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| | left is Princes Street Gardens and it can
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| little less than an hour. But for those
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| | be a perfect place to while away an hour
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| who are car-bound or don't feel quite
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| | or so with a picnic lunch, or eat a
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| like climbing to the top of this
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| | sandwich from one of Princes Streets
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| Edinburgh landmark, there is a wonderful
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| | shops. As you continue along Princes
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| drive around it. (not open on sundays).
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| | Street, the skyline on your left gets
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| Start in Holyrood Park beside the Palace
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| | higher and higher until at the top of it
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| and Scottish Parliament and follow the
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| | lies Edinburgh Castle in all it's glory,
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| road round the hill in a clockwise
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| | protected by high cliffs.
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