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July 2020: Day Trip to North Berwick

19 September 2020 RandR.scot Europe, Scotland, UK

Within a week of my first post-lockdown venture to Glasgow, I made a day trip by train to the attractive East Lothian seaside town of North Berwick. It’s a very

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June/July 2020: Edinburgh Lockdown Easing (Phase 2)

12 September 2020 RandR.scot Europe, Scotland, UK

Transition to Phase 2 of ‘lockdown easing’ was announced on 18 June and marked a period when the Covid-19 transmission rate in Scotland was confidently under control. The changes, which

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May/June 2020: Edinburgh Lockdown Easing (Phase 1)

10 September 2020 RandR.scot Europe, Scotland, UK

Scotland entered Phase 1 of ‘lockdown easing’ on Thursday 28 May 2020. This introduced a variety of measures, such as the ability to use outdoor spaces for relaxation, the reopening

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May 2020: Edinburgh in Lockdown (Part 3)

8 September 2020 RandR.scot Europe, Scotland, UK

My final set of photos showing Edinburgh city centre in full lockdown covers the period 20-27 May. Scotland entered the first phase of ‘lockdown easing’ on Thursday 28 May, as

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May 2020: Edinburgh in Lockdown (Part 2)

31 August 2020 RandR.scot Europe, Scotland, UK

This post shows aspects of Edinburgh city centre in full lockdown during the first half of May. The absence of people and traffic from normally busy streets is quite remarkable.

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April 2020: Edinburgh in Lockdown (Part 1)

30 August 2020 RandR.scot Europe, Scotland, UK

This post is the first in a series that will show my home city of Edinburgh during the period of Covid-19 lockdown and subsequent ‘easing’. I took all these photos

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