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Visiting Edinburgh
Edinburgh's spectacular
setting makes a good first impression. You can be here for a day and
think you know the place, as even a cursory open-top bus tour
enables you to grasp the layout of the castle, Royal Mile, Old Town,
and New Town. If your taste is more for leisurely strolling through
the nooks and crannies of the Old Town closes, however, then allow
three or four days for exploring.
If You Have 2 Days
To start off, make your way to Edinburgh Castle -- not just the
battlements -- and spend some time here, if only to revel in its
sense of history. Take a city bus tour for an overview of Edinburgh,
and while you ride, consider your must-sees: the National Gallery of
Scotland, the Royal Museum, and, unless it's January or February,
the Georgian House for an idea of life in the New Town.
If You Have 5
Days
Five days allow plenty of time for Old Town exploration, including
the important museums of Edinburgh and the People's Story (in the
Canongate Tolbooth), and for a walk around the New Town, including a
visit to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery and the Scottish
National Gallery of Modern Art. You'll also have time for shopping,
not only in areas close to the city center, such as Rose Street and
Victoria Street, but also in some of the less touristy areas, such
as Bruntsfield.
Head to Leith to visit the former royal yacht Britannia and to have
a meal on the waterfront. You could also get out of town: hop on a
bus out to Midlothian to see the magnificent Rosslyn Chapel at
Roslin (it's of interest to more than Da Vinci Code fans), and visit
the Edinburgh Crystal Visitor Centre at Penicuik. Consider spending
another half day traveling out to South Queensferry to admire the
Forth road and rail bridges; then visit palatial Hopetoun House,
with its wealth of portraits and fine furniture.
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