Posts Tagged With: Edinburgh

National Museum of Scotland

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Louise Jayne

Edinburgh’s National Museum of Scotland was the one museum that I definitely wanted to make sure we visited on our trip.

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Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Louise Jayne

Princes Street Gardens is a public park in the centre of Edinburgh and the first place we headed after booking into our hotel in order to stretch our legs after a long car journey.

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Edinburgh Castle

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Louise Jayne

Edinburgh Castle is an impressively large fortress that sits above the city on Castle Rock. There’s been a royal castle on the site since at least the 12th century, with it continuing to be a royal residence until 1633.

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Edinburgh Zoo

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Louise Jayne

One of the things we definitely wanted to do on a recent trip to Scotland was visit Edinburgh Zoo. Naturally we were hoping to be able to see the pandas – a timed ticket for their enclosure is a must and is included in the main ticket price which is cheaper if booked in advance. Thankfully we were rewarded in our planning by arriving just in time to see the male panda enjoying some bamboo before lying down for a sleep in the sunshine.