Friday, December 07, 2007

A Day In Edinburgh - Want a Look?

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Today we awoke to brilliant sunshine so we decided to take a trip to Edinburgh for the day. Due to the fact that we live right up in the North of England we are only 2 hours away from Scotland's capital city. Edinburgh is stunning at any time of year but at Christmas it is just that little bit more special.
Here take a look

THE CHRISTMAS FAIR ON PRINCES STREET

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SAUSAGES ON THE GERMAN CHRISTMAS MARKET - PRINCES STREET

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A FORTUNE TELLER AT THE CHRISTMAS FAIR. NOT MY SORT OF THING I LIKE SURPRISES

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AN ARTISAN CHEESEMONGER IN EDINBURGH NEW TOWN

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I LOVE THE WAY THEY SELL APPLES WITH THE CHEESE - ONE OF MY FAVOURITE SNACKS

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THIS TRADITIONAL FISHMONGER SEEMED TO HAVE JUST THROWN ALL THE FISH IN THE WINDOW

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THE BIGGEST PUB I'VE EVER SEEN - THE DOME ON GEORGE STREET - ALSO IT HAS THE BIGGEST CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS I'VE EVER SEEN.

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THESE ICONIC IRON BALCONIES GRACE HUNDREDS OF GEORGIAN HOUSES IN EDINBURGH - EVERY ONE IS EXACTLY THE SAME

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A GORGEOUS HOTEL FRONT ON GEORGE STREET. BEHIND THAT WINDOW LADIES WERE SIPPING TEA. THE WIERDO OUTSIDE IS HARVEY

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JENNERS - EDINBURGH'S FAMOUS DEPARTMENT STORE HAS IT'S BALCONIES DRAPED IN TINY WHITE LIGHTS WITH A CHRISTMAS TREE UP TO THE CEILING

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I did go in the famous Harvey Nichols (Patsy's favourite shop) but the pictures didn't turn out - sorry.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

pretty pictures!! wish i was there :-)

Parisbreakfasts said...

(Patsy's favourite shop)
is that Patsy Stone of AB FAB????

Babelfish said...

I love Edinburgh, it's beautiful
(such a fairytale atmosphere), there's so much history...I'm already itching to visit again.

FrenchGardenHouse said...

Oh, thanks so much for the tour! We went to Edinburgh last year spring, and had such a wonderful time. I would love it now, I know.

Did you visit that wonderful vintage clothing shop? and the antique stores? sigh..wish I was there.
xo Happy weekend!
Lidy

Alice Regan said...

What stunning photo's of Edinburgh. I feel as if I were visiting a fairytale storybook...I'm sure if has a very happy ending!

paris parfait said...

It looks like fun! How lucky you are to live so close. xoxox

Anonymous said...

Love your little tour! Fabulous photos.
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Queenie said...

Awesome, wish I could have been there, was there candy floss?????

Di said...

I love Edinburgh at Christmas! I am going on Saturday! Will be happy to see all the lights!!