Tag Archives: Royal Mile

You too can have one

Posted on February 2, 2016 by jingsandthings

Coats of Arms, using them and hanging them on your wall. Continue reading →

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Something important happened here

Posted on August 14, 2015 by jingsandthings

Edinburgh, capital city of Scotland, maybe a small city (the population is just under half a million)) but is one brimming with history. From medieval Old Town to elegant Georgian New Town complete with gardens and neoclassical buildings, it rolls … Continue reading →

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Volcanic rock and stone of destiny

Posted on August 5, 2015 by jingsandthings

Summer is festival time in Edinburgh, and last Sunday, with this year’s poor summer weather weather dry but overcast, we went off to sample the atmosphere. A stroke of luck saw us cruising a city centre street for an unlikely … Continue reading →

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Dancing round a chain saw

Posted on September 9, 2014 by jingsandthings

The contrast between old and new, sedate and quirky, mellow and brash, strikes me this warm summer day, the last day of August and the last day of Edinburgh’s summer festivals. This evening a firework display from the castle and … Continue reading →

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