Introduction This is the second in a series of posts, where I record my visits to the classic ‘Seven Hills of Edinburgh’. Please use the tag ‘Edinburgh’s 7 Hills’ to
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April 2021: Edinburgh’s Seven Hills (Part 1)
Introduction Open almost any guidebook to Edinburgh and it won’t be long before you encounter these or similar words: Edinburgh, like Rome, is built on seven hills. My reaction tends
April 2021: Edinburgh: Water of Leith Walkway (Part 4)
Belford Bridge to Leith Within 100m of descending the stairs at Belford Bridge, I was being diverted off again, thanks to the latest (and thankfully final) path closure. So instead
April 2021: Edinburgh: Water of Leith Walkway (Part 3)
Slateford to Belford Bridge On proceeding northwest from Slateford, I first covered a short, nondescript section of the walkway, passing the edge of Saughton Cemetery and skirting round a sizeable
April 2021: Edinburgh: Water of Leith Walkway (Halfway Interlude)
Repositioning to Slateford ‘On the Level’ Think of this as the interval in my four-act, Water of Leith adventure. It occurred to me that it might be fun to return
April 2021: Edinburgh: Water of Leith Walkway (Part 2)
Colinton Village While modern Colinton is a substantial suburb of Edinburgh, its original heart on the banks of the Water of Leith is known as Colinton Village. It is an
April 2021: Edinburgh: Water of Leith Walkway (Part 1)
Introduction The Water of Leith is the closest Edinburgh gets to having a river flowing through the city centre. In saying that, I’m thinking specifically of the relatively short section
April 2021: Edinburgh: Three South side Transformations
On the first day of easing of the winter lockdown, when the Scottish Government exhortation to Stay at Home became Stay Local, I rode Lothian’s number 23 bus to its
March 2021: Edinburgh: Walking the Newhaven Tram Extension
Horse-drawn, cable-hauled, and later electric trams operated on the streets of Edinburgh during the period 1871 to 1956. The final vehicles of that era were in the style of their
Jan/Feb 2021: Edinburgh’s Winter Lockdown
With yesterday’s emergence of the UK into ‘meteorological spring’, now seems a good time to give a pictorial review of Edinburgh’s experience of the latest Scottish lockdown. This began on
September 2020: Two Galleries and a Georgian House
That’s what I managed to clock up over just two days in September, albeit two days that were separated by a weekend. Scottish National Gallery (Friday 11-Sep) The Scottish National
July-October 2020: Edinburgh Lockdown Easing (Phase 3)
As we have already seen, Phase 3 of lockdown easing brought the reopening of indoor hospitality from 15 July, which facilitated various day trips, quickly leading to a North of
July 2020: Back on Track
As Scotland began a staged transition into Lockdown Easing (Phase 3) from the middle of July, my first travel priority was to venture outside my own local area of Edinburgh
June/July 2020: Edinburgh Lockdown Easing (Phase 2)
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
May/June 2020: Edinburgh Lockdown Easing (Phase 1)
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
May 2020: Edinburgh in Lockdown (Part 3)
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
May 2020: Edinburgh in Lockdown (Part 2)
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.
April 2020: Edinburgh in Lockdown (Part 1)
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