Friday 8 July 2011

Edinburgh Sightseeing

With five tour buses to choose from every option is covered as each one covers something different to all the others. There are some duplications but they can be worked around. With the adult fare at £12 for each bus per day or the Grand Plus 2 day ticket for £25 which you access to all 5 buses, Forth Bridge boat cruise plus a discount for the HMY Britannia. If you have the time the latter is by far the best option.

Edinburgh has spent hundreds of millions of pounds installing a tramway from the airport to the city centre which still has not been completed and is way over budget and well beyond deadline. The conundrum the powers to be are now in is that it’s going to cost more to scrap it than complete it. Oh dear!

Scottish pipers are plentiful around the city.Scottish pipers are plentiful around the city.

Timeball tower Edinburgh.Timeball tower Edinburgh. Unfortunately New Zealand lost hers in the last earthquake.

Little alleyways like this adorn Old Town Edinburgh.Little alleyways like this adorn Old Town Edinburgh.

The Netherbow Wellhead is the last remnant of the Old Towns water reticulation system.The Netherbow Wellhead is the last remnant of the Old Towns water reticulation system.

Looking down the Royal Mile from the Castle to Holyrood House.Looking down the Royal Mile from the Castle to Holyrood House.

The time ball tower on the right.The time ball tower on the right.Old Town Edinburgh.Old Town Edinburgh.

Scottish National Gallery.Scottish National Gallery.

Scenes around Edinburgh.More Edinburgh beautiful Architecture.

Edinburgh.Intersection of Princes and Waverley streets where all the tour buses leave from in Edinburgh.

Deacon Brodie, a respected public servant by day and a villain by night.Deacon Brodie, a respected public servant by day and a villain by night.

The mind boggles.The mind boggles.

Old steel work in Edinburgh Waverley railway station.Old steel work in Edinburgh Waverley railway station.

Edinburghs answer to Harrods. Still a family business.Edinburgh’s answer to Harrods. Still a family business.

Royal Society of Edinburgh.Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Beautiful stonework.Beautiful stonework.

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