Pleased To Meet You, Meat To Please You
This Halal butcher’s van is often seen out and about in the Leith area. By the looks of things quite a few graffiti taggers have been “pleased to meet” the van too… Well done to Najaf Halal Meats for keeping us entertained on the roads of Edinburgh!
Continue reading...8 Comedy Legends Discovered In Edinburgh
Sunday, July 26, 2009
With the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2009 set to kick off in just under 2 weeks (7th August) we pay homage to just some of the comedy legends who got their big breaks at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe over the years. We have found clips of each of these comedy superstars to highlight just how funny [...]
Continue reading...Lemur Caption Competition
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Regular readers may remember Scott Liddell’s photo of this ring tailed lemur from his guest post about visiting Edinburgh Zoo. We feel that the lemur would be saying something if he could, but being as we cannot speak lemurese we have no idea what he might be saying! If you think you know, please leave [...]
Continue reading...EdinburghSeasons Goes All Social
Monday, July 20, 2009
Our regular readers may notice something new on EdinburghSeasons today but in case you haven’t, and for the benefit of new readers we’ll point it out. In the right hand column, under “Recent Posts” there are now two new boxes. The first of these boxes is our facebook fan page box, this shows you the people [...]
Continue reading...Holyrood Park
Friday, July 17, 2009
At the base of Arthur’s Seat and surrounding it in all directions is Holyrood Park, a wide expanse of grassy space disrupted only by the occasional jogger, path, or other physical fitness junkie. It seems that families make up a large proportion of those who enjoy spending time in Holyrood Park. Nearby, Holyrood Palace offers creature [...]
Continue reading...Edinburgh Castle, Golden At Night
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Of all the landmarks Edinburgh has to offer the castle is by far the most recognisable one, but did you know it turns gold at night? Just as Edinburgh Castle is often photographed during daylight hours its golden nocturnal appearance gives photographers a truly stunning subject to snap. We’re proud to share 15 of our [...]
Continue reading...National Gallery of Scotland
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
The superb National Gallery of Scotland, located on The Mound in Edinburgh’s city centre, contains one of the United Kingdom’s finest collections of world-class paintings and sculpture. The graceful building, which opened in 1859, was designed by William Henry Playfair in a classic architectural style reminiscent of the temples of ancient Greece. [image credit: Topaz McNumpty] The [...]
Continue reading...The Playfair Monument on Calton Hill
Sunday, July 12, 2009
As you wind your way up the lonely road from Princes Street to the top of Calton Hill, the Playfair Monument may be the last thing on your mind. Be that as it may, this lonely structure atop the hillside at the east end of Princes Street gives an early signal to those taking in [...]
Continue reading...Charlotte Square
Friday, July 10, 2009
To the extreme west of Princes, George, and Queen Street lies Charlotte Square: a quiet, primarily residential square in Edinburgh’s New Town. The square is less travelled for those who aren’t used to Edinburgh’s busy streets, and not exactly a tourist draw, although its beautiful architecture and easy access to Queensferry Road and the surrounding [...]
Continue reading...George Street, Edinburgh
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Running East to West along Edinburgh’s New Town (so called because it was built much later than the traditional old city), George Street is named for King George, the monarch who was responsible for the planning and execution of this ‘new’ construction, which lured the rich and powerful out of the crowded and disease-ridden tenements [...]
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
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