If
you follow me on social media, you will no doubt know that I visited
Edinburgh last week to see some of my school friends as they study at
the University there... I had an absolute blast, so naturally I had to
do a blog post about my trip! Keep your eyes peeled for recommendations
on where to eat, where to visit and what else I got up to...
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| Silhouettes in the Meadows |
My
trip to Edinburgh involved a LOT of walking (so much so I still ached
yesterday!) - in fact we did 35km in 3 days roughly! The meadows are a
stunning green space, whilst Arthur's Seat allows for some pretty
spectacular views of the city, even when it's zero degrees!
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| The top of Arthur's Seat |
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| On our way down from Arthur's Seat |
Food
was the also major factor of my trip! Whilst I walked past shops
selling haggis and fried mars bars, the most tempting delicacy I would
have wanted to try was the hog roast from Oink, but unfortunately we
were too full from our previous meal to go in when we passed!
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| Whilst I didn't personally try one, the 'proper' hog roasts looked amazing |
However,
the one place I would recommend above all else would be Fredericks -
it's a lovely quaint cafe that's up some stairs on a bustling shopping
road in New Town. The staff was lovely and the food was DELICIOUS...
plus they had the best sign on the wall and interiors!
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| Fredericks was by far the best place we went for food... |
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| Especially this waffle! |
My
friend Claudia and I are both obsessed with cake, so of course I had to
visit her favourite cake shop in Edinburgh... and I have to admit, it
was pretty darn good! Whilst we couldn't face the cake at the time, we
were able to take it away, although I'm pretty sure the cafe would be
amazing to sit in and eat there, too!
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| Some of the best cake I've ever tried - highly recommended! |
There's
a whole lot more to Edinburgh than food, though, especially it's
architecture and historical places - we ended up visiting Mary King's
Close which was actually really enjoyable and it was amazing to see what
the city would have been like a few hundred years ago!
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| The streets in Edinburgh were amazing... |
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| Especially once we visited Mary King's Close and discovered what Edinburgh was like in the past! |
If
you read the stories about Edinburgh, then Greyfriar's Bobby is one of
the most prolific, so of course we had to pass through the Kirkyard
where his grave is... plus you may find some other graves that inspired
JK Rowling for Harry Potter! (We also passed a couple of places where
she wrote the books, but unfortunately I forgot to take photos!)
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| A trip to Greyfriar's Kirkyard is definitely a must do... |
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| Especially if you're a Harry Potter fan! |
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| Apparently this wall art changes almost every month! |
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| The Grassmarket was by far my favourite area of the city |
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| Plus the flight over the whole of the UK was amazing, even with the most amazing cloud blanket! |
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