Tag Archives: scotland

The Saturday City: Edinburgh

The first thing you notice about Edinburgh is its beauty. The cobble streets, tight quarters, the castle, the Gothic architecture of many of its buildings- it jumps out at you. While the city has a modern section, the charm of old Edinburgh permeates the whole city. There is history everywhere you look in this city. One [...]


The Weekly Photo: Scottish Drummers

It’s not exactly a photo but consider it a “moving picture.” This was a group of great Scottish street performers in Edinburgh.


Unusual Place of the Month: Rosslyn Chapel

Dan Brown may have popularized this chapel in his book “The Da Vinci Code”, but this chapel was famous in its own right long before that. Rosslyn Chapel has been loved for both its amazing decorative artwork as well as the mystery that surrounds it. Located 45 minutes outside of Edinburgh, Rosslyn Chapel, properly named the [...]


Exploring Edinburgh

I’ve always heard good things about the city of Edinburgh and I have to say that it fully lives up to its reputation. I’m here to celebrate my birthday tomorrow and I couldn’t have picked a better place to do it. I really love cities with a medieval feel- cities with cobblestone streets, Gothic [...]