EDINBURGH BUSKERS ON THE ROYAL MILE
- Traveldriven
- Jun 2, 2019
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 7
EDINBURGH CASTLE & THE ROYAL MILE
Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland.
Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock. A very imposing mountain back drop to Edinburgh city.
Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Nightly shows run during the month of August. The event is held in front of the entrance to Edinburgh Castle. There is open air grandstand seating for many thousands to view the Tattoo each evening.
The Royal Mile
From the Castle gates to the Palace gates the street is almost exactly a mile (1.6 km) long and runs downhill to Holyrood Palace. There is shop frontage on most of the mile. Many sell souvenirs. Whisky stores frequent the mile. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world's largest arts festival; it takes place in Edinburgh daily every August along with the military tattoo. There are hundreds of street performers performing for the tourist crowds along the Royal Mile.
We arrived into Edinburgh Waverley train station upon first morning light aboard the Caledonian Sleeper from London. An eight hour train trip. Sleeping quarters were a little cramped but ok. Train station buildings are constructed of stone. An old world charm suiting the style of the city. Edinburgh is a very scenic city with the large dominating and dramatic Castle overlooking the city CBD. We held pre-ordered tickets to the Edinburgh Tattoo. The Tattoo is performed nightly over August. During the day street buskers perform non stop in the Royal Mile. All on the Royal Mile are overseen by the imposing castle.
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THICK SCOTTISH ACCENT
ONE O'CLOCK GUN FIRING
EDINBURGH CASTLE
EDINBURGH TATTOO GUN DRILL
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