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Edinburgh, although not the largest, actually the second largest city in Scotland, is the capital city. It is on the eastern side of the country not far from the Firth of Forth (the forth being a river and firth is an estuary). It meets the North Sea with Fife on the north coast and Lothian on the south. A moniker for Edinburgh is “The Auld Reekie” which means “Old Smokey“ (from the days when black smoke draped the city in a gray fog).

Edinburgh is an exciting city that gives the traveler the opportunity to fill the days with culture, history and entertainment.

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  • The Museum of Scotland
  • Mary King's Close
  • Victoria Street, Edinburgh
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  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
  • The Royal Mile - iPhone
  • Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh
  • Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh
  • Portobello Beach from Seafield, Edinburgh, April 2014
  • 2003-06-06 037 Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre, Edinburgh
  • Weekendje Edinburgh
  • Day 2342: Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
  • Holyrood Abbey
  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery
  • St. Cuthbert's Church with St. John's in the background
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  • Royal Yacht Britannia
  • Victoria Street, Edinburgh
  • St Giles' Cathedral
  • Garden path
  • Dean Gallery
  • Royal Observatory Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh Zoo - 25 April 2010 443
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  • Craigmillar Castle
  • Tolbooth
  • Dundas House
  • Edinburgh: Gladstone's Land
  • Scottish Parliament
   

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