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Auld Reekie Reloaded

Sight Seekers, Culture Enthusiasts, Foodies, Bookworms, Shopaholics, Tree Huggers, Night Owls
A very basic map of Edinburgh

1 Dean Village 5 Grassmarket 9 St. Giles' Cathedral

2 Princes Street 6 Victoria Street 10 Scott Monument
3 Edinburgh Castle 7 Greyfriars Bobby 11 Scottish Parliament
4 Royal Mile 8 National Museum of Scotland 12 Palace of Holyroodhouse
Table of Contents Introduction
History of Edinburgh
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Foodies
The Baked Potato Shop
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Chocolate Tree
Sight Seekers 8 The City Cafe
Clamshell
Dean Village Cuckoo's Bakery
Edinburgh Castle The Dome
The Grassmarket The Elephant House
Greyfriars Bobby Eteaket
The Old Town Walking Tour The Everest Restaurant
Palace of Holyroodhouse Farmers' Market
Royal Mile Fudge Kitchen
Scott Monument Henderson's Salad Table
The Scottish Parliament Lovecrumbs
Victoria Street The Milkman
Miro's
Culture Enthusiasts 21 Mother India's Cafe
Oink
Dynamic Earth The Pitt Market
The Fruitmarket Gallery Pumpkin Brown
Museum of Childhood Social Bite
Museum of Edinburgh Söderberg The Meadows
National Museum of Scotland The Standing Order
Scottish National Gallery Stockbridge Market
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Troy Cafe Bistro
Scottish National Portrait Gallery Tupiniquim
St Giles' Cathedral
St John's Church
Summerhall
Surgeons' Hall Museums
Table of Contents Bookworms
Armchair Books
The Edinburgh Bookshop
66 Night Owls
Boteco Do Brasil
Brass Monkey
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Golden Hare Books Ceilidh

The Potter Tour The Edinburgh Dungeon
National Library of Scotland Frankenstein
Scottish Poetry Library The Ghost Bus Tour
Scottish Storytelling Centre Jolly Judge
The Writers' Museum Mary King's Close
The Tron
Shopaholics 75
Cranachan & Crowdie Survival Guide 108
Galaxy & Forbidden Planet Castle Rock Hostel
Jenners
Miss Katie Cupcake Contributors 110
Princes Street
Tribal Body Art
W. Armstrong & Son

Tree Huggers 84
Arthur's Seat
Calton Hill Insider tip Free WiFi
Cramond Island
Dr. Neil's Garden Postal address
0 - 10
The Hairy Coo Highlands Tour
Opening hours 10 - 20
The Meadows
Portobello Beach Website 20+
Princes Street Gardens
Royal Botanic Garden Student disount Free admission
Water Of Leith Walkway
Introduction A guide to this guide
Edinburgh, Scotland’s second most populated
city with its own culture and own history. A
metropolis that never sleeps, where age doesn't
matter because there's always something going
on and fun to visit for everyone.
Since visiting a foreign town for the first time
can be as overwhelming and perhaps even
terrifying as it is thrilling and enticing, this
travel guide is meant to give young adults and
students a quick overview and suggestions
suitable for their age and possible interests. It's
divided into seven sections, so that you're
bound to find something to enjoy. These cover
categories from ‘sight seekers’ that includes the
Old and New Town, the Scottish Parliament
and the Royal Mile, or ‘tree huggers’ with
places like Arthur's Seat, Calton Hill and The
Meadows. Bookworms will also find something
to their liking, old interesting shops like
Armchair Books or the Scottish Storytelling
Centre. And if you're into food there are
thousands of delicious places offering local and
also exotic dishes.
Each article has its own info box with the
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address, opening times and perhaps even an
insider tip, to help you make your
experience as pleasant and comfortable as
possible. There are additional symbols
indicating if a place has free WiFi and
whether you can get a student discount.
As with most capitals or larger cities,
Edinburgh cannot truly be visited in just a
few days, and even if you stay here longer
you'll always stumble upon something new
and exciting that you haven't seen before.
Everything evolves and changes constantly
and you will most certainly find unknown
things to see or try out no matter what. Just
come, dive in and experience it yourself!
Emma Rovai
History A short history of Edinburgh - or as short as it can get
Trying to squeeze thousands of years' worth of history into
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such a small space sounds as impossible and challenging as

it is. Edinburgh has stories lurking around every corner
and underneath every cobblestone. So, get ready for a short
run that'll try to cover the very beginnings of the city up to
the present in a nutshell.

Archeologists have found proof that after the end of the Ice
Age people started to inhibit the area we know as
Edinburgh and cultivate the slopes of Arthur's Seat in order
to survive.

Fast forward to 55 BC the Picts, as they were to be called

due to their painted faces and bodies, had to fight off the
threat that posed the Romans, who ultimately failed to
subdue the northern tribes and rather decided to put up
the Hadrian Wall, which still marks the modern border
between Scotland and England.

By the sixth century four Kingdoms had developed in what

is now Scotland, but only one ruler, King Malcolm III
Canmore, decided to build his castle in Edinburgh, making
it the royal residence. Finally established as Scotland's
capital by the end of the 1500's, the increasing population
chose to build high houses close to the protection of the
castle, most of which can be admired up to this day.

Michaela Kästl
History Edinburgh's growth in population led to a small and stinky
city, and it was given the name “Auld Reekie”. So in the
18th century they expanded and began to build the New
Town. Their idea was to build a structured and modern city,
and their plan worked out: with the New Town the revival of
the city began. Don't think these efforts happened quickly as
the Old Town stayed a stinky slum till the 19th century
with property and hygienic disaster.

But at the same time business and wealth were rising. Less
then 50 years after the New Town was built, Edinburgh was
the second most important bank city of Britain.
This development also went well for culture and the
university, marking the start of the Scottish Enlightenment.
Even if it also had dark chapters, it was a time of important
people and big inventions, which affect our lives even today.

Being a tourist city is nothing new for Edinburgh, already in

the early 19th century it attracted visitors from around the
world. Even King George IV, who was the first king in nearly
a century who went to Edinburgh, making the locals proud
by wearing a kilt.

The 1998 Scotland Act gave Scotland the right.to establish

their own parliament, giving Scottish people the chance to
decide about some matters by themselves.

Ann-Kathrin Brunke
Sight Seekers
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Dean Village The oasis you may be looking for
Only 10 minutes away from Princes Street you find
this quiet area in the northwest of the city centre. It
lies in a picturesque, tree-filled valley and is sheltered
from passing traffic. Once you get there, this place
makes you feel like time has stopped.

In former times Dean Village had housed eleven mills

along the Water of Leith which played an important
industrial role for Edinburgh. People who worked in
these mills lived in the Well Court. This building is
just one of the many memorials that let you retrace
the story of this wild romantic locality.

With its peacefulness and only the rush of the Water

of Leith in the background it's hard to imagine that
you find yourself in a city. No matter if you want to
relax in the park or stroll around in the streets of
Dean Village, you'll find a silence and idyll that can
hardly be found elsewhere around.

From Dean Village you can enter the Scottish National

Gallery of Modern Art. If you're more up for outside EH4 3AY
activities you should definitely do the Water of Leith
Walkway. You'll leave with more than just memories,
since Dean Village is a gold mine for every

Sight Seekers
photographer.

Julia Petersen