FINAL PROJECT

EDINBURGH

INTRODUCTION SCOTLAND’S CAPITAL IS ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE AND MEMORABLE CITIES IN EUROPE. EDINBURGH HAS A RARE CHARM WITH NARROW AND COBBLED PASSAGEWAYS, CALLED CLOSES IN SCOTS. THE TOWN IS ALSO KNOWN FOR ITS DARK CORNERS WHERE TERRIFYING EVENTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE, ITS MAJESTIC BUILDINGS AND GARDENS, COUNTLESS FASCINATING MUSEUMS, WHICH ARE FREE TO VISIT AND, ESPECIALLY, THE CITY'S KIND AND OPEN LOCALS. ALL THE ABOVE-MENTIONED MAKE THIS CITY A FAVOURITE AMONG THOSE WHO HAVE VISITED IT.

CONTENTS PAGE SUBJECT 1 2 POPULATION 3-4 EASY TO TRAVEL 5-6 EDINBURGH CASTLE 7-8 THE ROYAL MILE 9-10 HOLYROOD PALACE 11-12 CIRCUS LANE 13-14 THE BOTANIC COTTAGE 15-16 INVERLEITH PARK 17-18 THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND 19-20 ST CECILIA'S HALL & MUSIC MUSEUM 21-22 SANDY BELL’S 23-24 CANNONBALL 25-26 INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 27-28 HAGGIS AND PARTAN BREE 29 STORNOWAY BLACK PUDDING AND WHISKY MANIPULATOR

EDINBURGH POPULATION EDINBURGH HAS AN ESTIMATED POPULATION OF 489,000, WHICH MAKES IT THE SECOND MOST POPULOUS CITY IN SCOTLAND AND THE 7TH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. 1

EASY TO ������ TRAVEL 2 IT IS EASY TO TRAVEL BY BUS, TAXI OR ON FOOT, WITH ATTRACTIONS LIKE THE ROYAL MILE WITH ALL ITS COURTYARDS, COBBLES AND WYNDS STRETCHING ALL THE WAY UP TO THE CASTLE.

⭐️ A T T R A C T I O N S EDINBURGH CASTLE 3

EDINBURGH CASTLE IF MILITARY HISTORY INTERESTS YOU, THEN EDINBURGH CASTLE HAS PLENTY OF STORIES, AS IT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN MANY BATTLES AND INVASIONS THROUGHOUT HISTORY, ESPECIALLY WITH ENGLAND.YOU WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE FOR KINGS AND PRISONERS IN EDINBURGH CASTLE, VISITING THE ROOMS DEDICATED TO EACH ONE OF THEM. 4

⭐️ A T T R A C T I O N S THE ROYAL MILE 5

THE ROYAL MILE YOU CAN VISIT MANY OF EDINBURGH’S MOST FAMOUS LANDMARKS ALONG THE ROYAL MILE, WITH PLENTY TO CHOOSE FROM. START WITH EDINBURGH CASTLE AT THE TOP, AND DON’T MISS THE SCOTCH WHISKY EXPERIENCE AND CAMERA OBSCURA ON CASTLEHILL YOU CAN ALSO ENJOY SIMPLY WANDERING THE PICTURESQUE STREET, AND WATCH SOME OF THE STREET PERFORMERS ENTERTAINING THE CROWDS. 6

ATTRACTIONS ⭐️ HOLYROOD PALACE 7

HOLLYROOD PALACE YOU CAN SEE MANY BEAUTIFUL, AND HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT ROOMS INSIDE HOLYROOD PALACE. ADMIRE THE CAREFULLY PRESERVED, ORIGINAL FURNITURE IN THE STATE APARTMENTS, WHERE THE ROYALS LIVED. IMAGINE THE OFFICIAL RECEPTIONS AND EVENTS THAT STILL TAKE PLACE IN THE THRONE ROOM. EXPLORE THE CHAMBERS OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, ONE OF SCOTLAND’S MOST FAMOUS MONARCHS, WHERE SHE LIVED BETWEEN 1561 AND 1567. 8

ARCHITECTURE ������ CIRCUS LANE 9

CIRCUS LANE HIDDEN AT THE FAR EDGE OF THE NEW TOWN, IT CONTAINS THE OLD COACH HOUSES WHICH ONCE SERVED THE MORE PRESTIGIOUS STREETS ON EITHER SIDE, BUT THIS MEWS LANE HAS TAKEN ON ITS OWN CHARACTER AND NOW BOASTS EXPENSIVE BUT PICTURESQUE HOUSES AND OFFICES AND IS WELL WORTH A WANDER WHEN THE FLOWERS ARE IN BLOOM. YOU CERTAINLY WON’T FIND MANY OTHER TOURISTS 10

ARCHITECTURE ������ THE BOTANIC 11 COTTAGE

THE BOTANIC COTTAGE IT OPENED IN 2016 AND YOU CAN NOW GO AND VISIT IT, AS WELL AS THE FANTASTIC ECO-FRIENDLY JOHN HOPE GATEWAY VISITOR CENTRE OR ONE OF THE 28 GLASS HOUSES WHICH DATE BACK TO 1832. THE GARDENS ARE PRETTY SPECIAL TOO! 12

☘ PARKS INVERLEITH PARK 13

INVERLEITH PARK THIS 22-HECTARE GREEN SPACE HAS BEEN A CITY PARK SINCE THE LATE 19TH CENTURY, PLANNED AS A SITE FOR RELAXATION, RECREATION, AND GARDENING THE PARK IS A FAVORITE SPORTS GROUND FOR LOCALS, WITH RUGBY, FOOTBALL, AND CRICKET FIELDS, AS WELL AS A RUNNING TRACK AND OUTDOOR FITNESS EQUIPMENT. FACILITIES ALSO INCLUDE FOUR TENNIS COURTS, BASKETBALL COURTS, TABLE TENNIS, AND A PÉTANQUE COURT. 14

������ MUSEUMS THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF S C O T L A N D 15

THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND IT IS SCOTLAND’S PREMIER MUSEUM OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL HISTORY. THE BIG DADDY OF EDINBURGH MUSEUMS IS AN EYE-CATCHING MIX OF OLD AND NEW. ITS CONTENTS, TOO, ARE WIDE-RANGING: FROM DINOSAUR SKELETONS, EGYPTIAN SARCOPHAGI AND TIBETAN PRAYER WHEELS IN THE OLD GALLERIES TO ARTEFACTS FROM SCOTTISH HISTORY IN THE NEW WING. 16

������ MUSEUMS S T C E C I L I A ' S H A L L & M U S I C M U S E U M 17

ST CECILIA'S HALL & MUSIC MUSEUM IT IS A CONCERT HALL THAT IS ALSO HOME TO ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT HISTORIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT COLLECTIONS IN THE WORLD. THE CONCERT ROOM REGULARLY HOSTS CONCERTS AND OTHER PUBLIC EVENTS, BUT THE REAL GEM IS THE MUSIC MUSEUM, WHICH HAS OVER 400 INSTRUMENTS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE, FROM WORLD-FAMOUS HARPSICHORDS TO EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY GUITARS. 18

NIGHTLIFE ������ SANDY BELL’S 19

SANDY BELL’S THIS ISN’T A PUB, IT’S A FOLK BAR. IT'S NOT JUST ANY FOLK BAR EITHER; MUSICIANS AND FOLK FANS COME FROM ALL OVER TO CROWD INTO THIS HEARTLAND OF TRADITIONAL – MAINLY SCOTTISH AND IRISH – MUSIC, WHICH IS PLAYED IN A STYLE THAT'S KNOWN AS 'THE EDINBURGH SWING'. EVEN WHEN FOLK MUSIC WENT OUT OF FASHION, IT SURVIVED AND THRIVED AT SANDY BELL’S; JOCK TAMSON’S BAIRNS WERE BORN HERE. 20

FOOD AND DRINK ������ CANNON BALL 21

CANNONBALL THE FINEST SCOTTISH DINING AND BAR IN THE HEART OF THE OLD TOWN, WITH FABULOUS VIEWS OF EDINBURGH CASTLE. CANNONBALL HOUSE OPENED IN 2014 BY MARRIED COUPLE VICTOR AND CARINA CONTINI. THE BUILDING IS SPLIT OVER THREE LEVELS. THE RESTAURANT IS LOCATED ON THE TOP FLOOR WITH AN ICONIC BACKDROP THAT SERVES THE BEST SCOTTISH FOOD WITH STUNNING VIEWS OF THE EDINBURGH SKYLINE AND OUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR EDINBURGH CASTLE. 22

������ INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND 23

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL FOR THREE WEEKS IN AUGUST, SCOTLAND’S CAPITAL BECOMES AN UNPARALLELED CELEBRATION OF THE PERFORMING ARTS AND AN ANNUAL MEETING POINT FOR PEOPLE OF ALL NATIONS. THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL PRESENTS A PROGRAMME FEATURING THE FINEST PERFORMERS AND ENSEMBLES FROM THE WORLDS OF DANCE, OPERA, MUSIC AND THEATRE. 24

������ HAGGIS PARTAN BREE FOOD AND DRINK Edinburgh is full of food options 25

HAGGIS AND PARTAN BREE HAGGIS IS SCOTLAND’S NATIONAL DISH THAT CLASSIC FOR THE LOCALS BUT CAN BE INTIMIDATING TO VISITORS. MADE OF OATMEAL, VARIOUS SPICES, AND SHEEP OR CALF’S OFFAL PARTAN BREE THIS CRAB BROTH WITH RICE AND CREAM IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF SEAFOOD SOUP IN SCOTLAND. WITH ONLY A FEW INGREDIENTS, THIS IS A SIMPLE YET ENJOYABLE BISQUE. 26

STORNOWAY BLACK PUDDING ������ FOOD AND DRINK WHISKY Edinburgh is full of food options 27

STORNOWAY BLACK PUDDING AND WHISKY STORNOWAY BLACK PUDDING IS ANOTHER TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH DISH. THIS PUDDING IS MADE WITH PIG’S BLOOD, SAUSAGE MEAT, ONION, SPICES, AND OATMEAL TO PROVIDE TEXTURE. WHISKY IS SCOTLAND’S NATIONAL DRINK AND THEIR LARGEST EXPORT. WITH HUNDREDS OF DISTILLERIES AND SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES TO TOUR AND LEARN ABOUT THE ENTIRE WHISKY MAKING PROCESS. 28

SUBMITTED BY TANATPORN PROMTHIP (TATA) M.6/17 NO.21 SAMSENWITTAYALAI SCHOOL 29