Tag Archives: Edinburgh travel

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

Posted on November 14, 2015 by

Tattoo – a corruption of a Dutch phrase commanding a pub to close for the night so the soldiers can be sent back to barracks. The word also was used to allude to military music practice and now refers to elaborate … Continue reading →

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A Robert Louis Stevenson tribute

Posted on September 28, 2014 by

Just about the only benefit of my staying in the Corstorphine area on Edinburgh’s outskirts was this statue across the street from the house and a few steps from the Western Corner bus stop. (The only other worthwhile attraction in … Continue reading →

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Fireworks from Hogmanay in Edinburgh

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

A YouTube video of tonight’s fireworks in Edinburgh, Scotland. Happy New Year!

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An iPhone app for Edinburgh Hogmanay

Posted on December 21, 2012 by

Edinburgh’s 2012/2013 Hogmanay festivities now have their own FREE iPhone app. Sounds great but I hope they’ll have an Android app soon (I’m looking at a Samsung phone for next year).

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The Christmas season has come to Edinburgh

Posted on November 29, 2012 by

Apparently Hogmanay isn’t enough to get folks excited in the Athens of the North, Edinburgh is celebrating all through December with an ice rink, kids’ events, light shows, caroling and all sorts of fun stuff. Wish I could be there. … Continue reading →

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Catherine the Great in Edinburgh

Posted on August 22, 2012 by

From the London Independent. An exhibition devoted to Russia’s Catherine the Great is running at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh thru October 21. Hmmm. Another possibility for my fall trip.

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Scottish National Portrait Gallery reopens

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

from the London Independent… After a huge expansion and updating, the Scottish National Portrait Gallery is open to visitors again.

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