Getting off the night train.
Tunnocks
Inside the castle.
Hannah Zakari and Analogue Books
Breakfast in our room :)
Saturday Farmers Market
Scottish Parliament
The ceiling at the portrait gallery.
At Jenners food hall. Made me think of the cafe in Kinokuniya in NYC.
We had such a nice time! It is such a lovely city with loads to see and do. We got the Caledonian Sleeper train there overnight from London and took the day train back, both of which were good. We found a deal and stayed in The Edinburgh Residence which was in a handy location, with huge rooms, and best of all they serve the breakfast to you in your room.
It’s a really nice city to look at and surprisingly easy to get around the centre so the best thing was just walking around. Coming from a very flat city to one as up-and-down as this was a novelty in itself. There seemed to be no shortage of good places to stop and get coffee when a sit down was needed. Indeed there were loads of nice places to eat. We had a really nice breakfast at Broughton Delicatessen the morning we got off the train, then after that we had breakfast at the hotel so didn’t really need to eat until the evening. We ate at two Japanese places, Tang’s and Sushiya. It might seem strange to single out Japanese places in Scotland but we aren’t that well provided with Japanese food in Oxford so we get Japanese food where we can :) The Dogs was amazing, and reminded me of St. John or Oxford’s Magdalen Arms with its bountiful, seasonal, meaty, sharing food.
There were lots of nice shops to browse too. One of the nicest shops I visited was Hannah Zakari. I bought an Asking For Trouble pancake card and some Kate Broughton craft nail stickers for my sister, and for me some Custom Made earrings. Simon got some good records from Unknown Pleasures.
The weather was pretty good. We even had a nap in the sun in the Princes Street Gardens. We went to look around the castle but that was really the only sight that we had to pay for. There is no shortage of art in Edinburgh. My highlight was the portrait gallery. There was also a nice walk along the River Leith to get to the Gallery of Modern Art. We looked at the Scottish Parliament, and then when our legs were going to fall off from all the walking we when to see Delicacy at the Filmhouse.
These are some of the places we enjoyed:
Shops:
Hannah Zakari
Jenners Food Hall
Analogue Books
Unknown Pleasures
Lots of the shops in the Grassmarket area
Eating:
The Dogs
Broughton Delicatessen
Tang’s
Sushiya
Patisserie Florentin
