trip 141

Ach no Edinburgh

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May 20th 2008
I arrived in Edinburgh on a Sunday afternoon, with no more travel arrangements for afterwards. Some would call it being free and others would call it stupid! You decide. I'd been told before i got there i would like this city, and i have to say it's true. I haven’t yet met a person that doesn't like Edinburgh. As you drive into the city you can see the Castle towering over everything. It's sat ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Midlothian » Edinburgh

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more