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Edinburgh Panorama

The views from Calton Hill are stunning, especially if the sun makes an appearance. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 10 April 2016 Linked to My Sunday Photo

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Bloody Red Witchery on the Royal Mile

Hex colour reference: #ff5349 A colourful note: red orange appeared in the Crayola boxes in 1930, a most definite mix of the two colours in the name. Many of the shades provided […]

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Close and Beyond

This gorgeous little close in Edinburgh, a very short stroll from the Castle, provides both views and culture. Beneath the sign, sits the Writer’s Museum, full of facts about Robert Burns, […]

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Golden Hour in Portobello

Hex colour reference: #d68a59 A colourful note: sienna is an earth pigment containing iron oxide and magnesium oxide, which provide shades of orange and red. In its natural state it […]

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Catalan Design, Scottish Parties

As you stroll down the Royal Mile, from the iconic Castle to the equally famous Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh’s Old Town displays its glory to you. Close to the bottom, you’ll be surprised […]

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Working at a Scary Height

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Across the Forth without a Ferry

Let’s nip out of Edinburgh city centre for a wonderful walk to admire the bridges across the Firth of Forth. We’ll grab a quick train out to North Queensferry, which takes […]

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If I Should Ever Leave You

“If I should ever leave you whom I love To go along the silent way, Grieve not, Nor speak of me with tears, But laugh and talk of me as […]

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Edinburgh – or Athens?

Back in 1822, Charles Cockerell and William Playfair, created Edinburgh’s National Monument up on Calton Hill. It was modeled on the Parthenon and made to commemorate Scots who had died in […]

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