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Mary Kings Close Haunted Edinburgh

Beneath the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Hides a three hundred years old secret, a place of legends and Ghost stories, of hauntings and it has recently been re-opened for the general public to explore, Mary Kings...

13 comments    travel history tourism
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What is the Edinburgh Festival Fringe?

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is ostensibly an International Arts Festival - the world's biggest. It incorporates music, theatre, dance and a whole lot more besides. It takes place every summer for three...

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Scottish Parliament

Scottish Parliament Edging down the Canongate for my first glimpse, I laughed. Three years later, whilst reading a book on it by Charles Jenks, I cried. Rereading that book, I am moved in a different...

0 comments    democracy scotland parliament
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John Knox House

John Knox was a sixteenth century Scottish preacher who is generally credited with bringing about The Reformation in Scotland and establishing Presbyterianism. He travelled widely throughout Europe, learning...

0 comments    scotland edinburgh reformation
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Stepping Back

No pictures I took there, or any camera I own, will ever store as much as my heart has. Though it was only for nine days, and it’s been a whole year since I stepped foot on Scotland; I still...

2 comments    travel tea scotland
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The Royal Mile, Edinburgh

The Royal Mile is the name given to the sloping thoroughfare which connects Edinburgh Castle with the Palace of Holyroodhouse. It is technically comprised of four connected streets which are Castlehill, The...

1 comment    scotland edinburgh the canongate
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Mary King's Close

It may not be immediately apparent to the casual visitor but Edinburgh's historic Royal Mile has an even older warren of streets and chambers running what is now far underground. Sealed off and forgotten...

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