That is gorgeous. The one day I spent in Edinburgh (definitely not enough) it was overcast and drizzly. – But since I have you for information – I just read an article on pronunciation of place names. For years I’ve been telling German friends that it is not pronounced Edin-BURG but Edin-BORROW (kind of) and now the article tells me it is properly pronounced Edin-BUR’ . What IS the correct way? (reminds me of the discussion I had a few years back with a German who knows barely any English and a Germam who speaks English reasonably well – the first one pronounce the name SAY-AN, the other one corrected him pronouncing it SEEN, and neither believed me when I said SHAWN. We were talking about Sean Connery, of course. I did not dare to tell them about Siobhan. 🙂 )
Ha ha! Sayan is trying to sound knowledgeable and Seen is probably a common mispronunciation!
We have quite a variety of accents in Britain so there’ll be some variations on Edinburgh. Anywhere between Edin-bru and Edin-buru (maybe even Edinborrow for a posh southern accent)
In the last 2 years I’ve found the spring weather up there to be very obliging. Summer has ben much water and this year June was exceedingly damp! So I’d say try Spring or Autumn if you get back.
Thanks for clearing that up. Now, Edinbru makes sense (I guess the Edinbur’ in the article was typo – an indication of the quality of the publication!). And about the time of year – I’ll take anything if I can get it!
Geographic confusion!A Venetian gondola beneath the flames of Baku? Little Venice, Baku, Azerbaijan, April 2017 Welcome to One Word Sunday photo challenge, and over to all of you to join […]
Margate, Kent, July 2026 Could it be? Margate, Kent, June 2025 Now over to all of you. Do come and join us in our Saturday six-word musings. I’ll admit that […]
Green and yellow in Havana, Cuba, November 2025 Pink and blue in Havana, Cuba, November 2025 Blue and red in Havana, Cuba, November 2025 Welcome to One Word Sunday photo […]
One leg long and the other short, Brussels, June 2026 Now over to all of you. Do come and join us in our Saturday six-word musings. I’ll admit that many […]
Statue of Lange Wapper outside Het Steen castle, Antwerp, June 2026 This statue shows the Flemish folkloric character, Lange Wapper. Tales of this man date back as far as the 16th century, […]
Gare de Bruxelles-Nord, Brussels, June 2026 I had admired this clock tower as I went through the Gare Nord station on my way to Antwerp. On my way back I […]
Mercure Hotel, Poznań, Poland, May 2026 Poznan’s Hotel Merkury opened in 1964, an early example of communist luxury. This striking example of socialist modernism was heavily inspired by Western post-war […]
Flowers in St Peter’s Churchyard, St Albans, Hertfordshire, June 2026 Now over to all of you. Do come and join us in our Saturday six-word musings. I’ll admit that many […]
Travel with Intent 
Such a beautiful photo! The weather was ideal for a stroll.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I was very lucky!
LikeLike
That is gorgeous. The one day I spent in Edinburgh (definitely not enough) it was overcast and drizzly. – But since I have you for information – I just read an article on pronunciation of place names. For years I’ve been telling German friends that it is not pronounced Edin-BURG but Edin-BORROW (kind of) and now the article tells me it is properly pronounced Edin-BUR’ . What IS the correct way? (reminds me of the discussion I had a few years back with a German who knows barely any English and a Germam who speaks English reasonably well – the first one pronounce the name SAY-AN, the other one corrected him pronouncing it SEEN, and neither believed me when I said SHAWN. We were talking about Sean Connery, of course. I did not dare to tell them about Siobhan. 🙂 )
LikeLiked by 1 person
Ha ha! Sayan is trying to sound knowledgeable and Seen is probably a common mispronunciation!
We have quite a variety of accents in Britain so there’ll be some variations on Edinburgh. Anywhere between Edin-bru and Edin-buru (maybe even Edinborrow for a posh southern accent)
In the last 2 years I’ve found the spring weather up there to be very obliging. Summer has ben much water and this year June was exceedingly damp! So I’d say try Spring or Autumn if you get back.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks for clearing that up. Now, Edinbru makes sense (I guess the Edinbur’ in the article was typo – an indication of the quality of the publication!). And about the time of year – I’ll take anything if I can get it!
LikeLike