Edinburgh - things to do and see, great pubs and more

[The Boy]

Porty Prom. Number 26 bus from Princes Street every 5-10 minutes.

edit: But the weather really *is* grim btw.

 

[weepiper]

what he said. The windchill is making it feel like minus 7 in the city centre today so I really wouldn't fancy the beach

 

[Sue]

...but if you do, you need to go to Luca's for a cone.

 

[The Boy]

With t he added bonus that it won't melt

 

[maomao]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone.

I want to go to the seaside. Is there a nice seaside that's easy to get to from the centre?

Get the 41 to Cramond, low tide is 11.10 according to internet so should be able to do the island before it starts pissing down in the afternoon. Fucking cold though.

 

[The Boy]

Get the 41 to Cramond, low tide is 11.10 according to internet so should be able to do the island before it starts pissing down in the afternoon. Fucking cold though.

Also this, actually. Although the 41 bus route is a bit of a nightmare, especially so depending on where in town you start from.

 

[editor]

I had a great time in Edinburgh. Will post up photos and tales of grand drinking later!

Meanwhile:

The not-so-brilliant burning hat flipping busker of Edinburgh – in photos

 

[editor]

I had such a good night out in Edinburgh!

A cracking Monday night in Edinburgh at the Black Bull, Oz Bar, Royal Oak and the Jazz Bar

 

[editor]

Loved this cafe:

Places I love: the cheap, cheerful and friendly Snax Cafe, Edinburgh

 

[heinous seamus]

I had such a good night out in Edinburgh!

The boy on the left playing guitar used to play the Oak when I went regularly back in 2006-ish. Glad to see he's still going!

 

[editor]

Some night shots:

Wet streets, a big Moon and an illuminated station roof: Edinburgh night photos

 

[editor]

Some more pics:

Edinburgh in fifty photos: street scenes, architecture, landscapes and the famous castle

 

[equationgirl]

Snax cafe is fab editor. Love the night photos you took.

 

[bubblesmcgrath]

Some night shots:

Reminds me of Dr Who for some reason.... great photo.

 

[Chilli.s]

Had a lovely dish of cullen skink at a restaurant on the left halfway up that cobbled street. It's a great city.

 

[heinous seamus]

Some more pics:

I used to jog up there in my younger, fitter days

 

[pogofish]

Snax cafe is fab editor. Love the night photos you took.

Snax has saved me on more than one occasion!

That's the original one I remember. Not been in the other two.

 

[The Boy]

I used to jog up there in my younger, fitter days

I once raced someone up those when drunk. Face planted into the drain pipe at the first landing and spent the rest of the night wondering a) why the bouncers had been reluctant to let me into my usual Friday night indie-disco, and b) what had happened to my face.

 

[heinous seamus]

The boy on the left playing guitar used to play the Oak when I went regularly back in 2006-ish. Glad to see he's still going!

Just read that Martin passed away last summer

www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-martin-boland-singer-who-was-heart-and-soul-of-edinburgh-s-folk-scene-1-4503044/amp

 

[Kenmiller]

Go to the newly-restored National Portrait Gallery; it's awesome (and near the train station!).

yes its awesome, now they have made some more changes which are very eye catchy.