so almost two weeks ago, I went to Edinburgh for most of the weekend and hung out with an ex-girlfriend's friend who's an expatriot there. I had fun, but didn't like Edinburgh as much as Glasgow.


inside Waverly Train station...one sinister-looking dude caught on film. and I thought I can be scary looking...





out to the hood of Gorgy to drop off my stuff





back to downtown to take a bus tour

















this shot's for DallasTexan...





















around the construction site of the over-budget Scottish Parliament





Parliament on the right



GRIT!!! vacant school from mid-1800s.































"skyline" looking away from city center...



then it was a bus ride down to the waterfront, in search of grit (I was told there was some in that area)

























next day I went on a tour of the castle

more shots from the Royal Mile area; here's where the city's "at two-levels"



current Scotish parliament building on the right...



at the castle



Scotish War Memorial



























back by Waverly Station to leave and take some parting shots









from the train, some suburbs



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I just posted a comment that I wanted to see more citiesfrom the UK and I then come across this. I really like pictures 3,4, and 5 and many others. Again, great job and Edinburgh, you are looking good as just about all UK cities do.Nice pics..Edinburgh's a great city, but being Glasweigan, i'm glad you liked Glasgow better ... Ever since the 80's Glasgow Smile's Better regeneration capaign, Glasgow has done a massive improvements on the old 'Second City of the Empire' to remove the old industrial pastreally nice... some of these pics reminds me of Quebec CityI was told once that this city is one of the most beautiful ones all over Europe.thanks y'all.

the city reminded me of a cross between Charleston, South Carolina (old and preserved and on the water,) Asheville, North Carolina (hills, well preserved and bohemian population) and Washington D.C. (capitol, monuments.)

-great history and architecture!Yeah Edinburgh is definately up there as being the nicest city in the world - nicer than London to some extents in my own opinion I wouldn't call this "grit":



Grit to me are the really rough, dirty areas of cities, such as Watts in LA or parts of the Bronx. In fact, the building above is really quite nice, and the soot on the building gives it a charming industrial aura.