Every king has to have a castle, and King David I was no different. People have been living in this area since at least 8500BCE- that’s 10,000 years!! But the city itself was set apart as “special” when King David I set up shop here in the 1100s. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland (2nd biggest city, though- Glasgow is bigger). Before I teach you though, we have to have a little history/geography lesson. I mainly want to focus on the stories and interesting facts I learned…believe me, there was WAY more to this tour than is in the journal, and I HIGHLY recommend it! (Ask for the cute young guide with the blue eyes! #sorrybrian) Settle in for some learnin’… 🙂
I’m just going to share a few of the highlights here, as I’ll be going back and visiting a lot of these places again later and don’t want to “double journal” about them. I took a TON of video for class, and not a lot of pictures. The walk was 2 hours long, and I wasn’t bored for a second of it. Plus, (Brian, skip to the next paragraph), he wasn’t tough on the eyes… 😉 Literally, it was the best walking tour I’ve ever done, hands down. He was so passionate about the stories, so just “into” the whole experience. The group was an international one, that’s for sure! We represented the US, Malaysia, Hungary, India, Canada, Czech Republic, and France! The guide, and I hate myself for not remembering his name, was fantastic. Most of them these days even have a credit card machine with them, so you have no excuse! But don’t be a cheap ass!! Tip your guide! They work on tips. And this is where I feel I have to always point out this fact. It really gives you an excellent lay of the land, some history, and a great idea of places you’d like to go back and explore more.
#Trap street looks an awful lot like diagon alley doctor who free#
Every city I go to, I like to do these free walks. On Day 8, I went on a free walking tour of Edinburgh with City Explorers.
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