Edinburgh’s Royal Mile is full of nooks and crannies, alleyways and closes, small courtyards and statues, living and sculpted. Simply strolling the street is, in and of itself, completely enjoyable. We did a little shopping and picked up some Christmas ornaments for ourselves. The Royal Mile is full of tourist “crap.” So you do have …
Culture Lesson #1 How to say Edinburgh correctly The first half of the word is pronounced as you would expect, “Ed-in.” The second half is very easily misread. Do not say, “Burg.” The way you say it is, “Brah” or “Berah.” Brits and Scots like to add the extra “ah” sound on the end of …
London to Edinburgh Minnesota Nice is a thing that we did not experience while across the pond. We did experience Scotland Nice and London Nice, but those “Nices” definitely look different from Minnesota Nice. We Arrived? When we finally arrived in Edinburgh’s Train Station, the three extremely jet-lagged ladies wandered aimlessly around the station looking …
