Edinburgh and its Georgian Beauty

Victoria Street, Edinburgh by our apartment
Victoria Street, Edinburgh by our apartment

Well the last stop on our tour of Scotland was Edinburgh and it brought our visit to a climactic ending.  Its architecture rivals any European city, an impressive breadth and depth of Georgian and neoclassical buildings which will make you dizzy spinning 360 degrees for the views and your neck permanently kinked from looking up.  It’s like getting lost in Diagon Alley from the Harry Potter movies but Scottish Style.  Looming over the city impressively is the monolithic Edinburgh Castle which is home to Scotland’s crown Jewels (the real ones) and the Stone of Destiny used for royal coronations. Arthur’s Seat looms above the city center, the remnant of an ancient distinct volcano in Holyrood Park.

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