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In this video, we react to the stunning city of Edinburgh, Scotland, and it’s our first time seeing anything about this incredible place! From its breathtaking old-world architecture to its ancient cemeteries, and beautiful landscapes, Edinburgh looks like a dream destination to explore. Whether it’s walking along the Royal Mile, exploring the historic Old Town, or soaking in the views from Calton Hill, this city looks to be full of history, charm, and beauty.
Edinburgh truly feels like a city where every corner is unique, and we were blown away by how much there is to see and do. From the iconic Edinburgh Castle to Greyfriar’s Kirkyard, it’s easy to see why this city is a must-visit and we can’t wait to experience it in person someday!
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49 Comments
Nice city, but my god, the parking is expensive!!
So the train you saw going underground past the castle is just going through a tunnel towards and from the station. It's one of the mainlines in and out of Edinburgh Waverley station.
Weather wise the trees blossom around May and our weather is usually mild from May to September. But Edinburgh is known as the Windy City for a reason! Also in the summer, whilst it can get up to 30 degrees celcius, because it is on the coast the city can be shrouded in a haar making summer mornings cold. We can also experience four seasons in one day so layered clothing is the recommendation!
Edinburgh looks amazing. Never been to Scotland , I bet you two would love to visit, by the amount of wows there were 😂 I too, love old buildings, castles, churches and cathedrals x
The nooks and crannies you talked about are called Closes. The Royal Mile is full of them and each Close takes you to some nice suprises including a secret garden!
The editing is horrendous 😫
…. sorry guys but 7 minutes in I'm done 😔
The frames moving to quickly 👎need to show another video please and the locals narrating 🤗🤷♀️
Hi Steve and Lindsey
Right now parts of the UK have a bit of snow.
So of course everything stops, schools are closed, railways not running properly.
It’s around 0c and beautifully white.
Although only about 2 inches of snow in the last 48 hours.
I’m not quite sure what our problem is.
😂
I loved Edinburgh. Beautiful city.
Edinburgh in its early days was nicknamed Auld Reekie which is Scots for Old Smoky. Lots of buildings cloistered together coal fires burning it must have been a sight for sore eyes.
I agree with other comments that there are better videos about Edinburgh. This guy couldn't pronounce Edinburgh correctly (unlike you two) and spent far too much time talking about taxis, left luggage, card surcharges, toilets, hotel rooms, directions to ticket machines, shopping Malls ………….😀 He talks too fast and the picture flicks from one thing to another with no explanation. No dates or history mentioned either – check another video you'll enjoy it more. I'm sure if you went you'd do more research first to know what you were looking at. Beautiful ancient city – very hilly. The train in the road is called a tram and they also have them in New Orleans.
There's snow on the ground today and it's minus 1 celsius . Unusual for this time of year though 🙂
We just had snow last night. In spring, where I am situated in the north east of Scotland can range from 0-12/13 degrees Celsius
Don't forget to pack your drone to experience those shots from the air, and don't forget to try and ignore all the tourist scams and over priced tat! I guarantee you won't get any goose bumps upon arrival.
This is my home town, thanks for loving the city.
Tollbooth Wind (wine-d), another word in Scotland for 'way' or passage
Good to hear the way you pronounce Edinburgh.
It's a tunnel into the train station.
I love Edinburgh! I live in Fife, across the Firth of Forth and we can see Edinburgh Castle from some elevated areas. Its such a beautiful city with so much history. You'd love it!
Ps, I'm pretty sure that what you thought was black pudding on the breakfast plate was actually haggis 😊
Check out Edinburgh vaults, absolutely amazing, nowhere like it anywhere else.
I moved here 18 years ago, and never left, and I never will.
As a Geordie and a big beer lover, I'm embarrassed to say that most of my trips to Edinburgh over the years have been for pub crawls (the pubs are many and great btw). So, I've missed a lot of the fascinating stuff on this video. Top marks!
Sorry I beg to differ on the best hot chocolate until you’ve tried the marshmallow lady on Rodney street.
Studied music at napier years back and my uni choir often sang in St Giles standing at the raised alter underneath the organ. It's indeed a beautiful acoustic.
Arguably Britain's most beautiful city (though London and Oxford might argue the point). My home city of Dunedin in New Zealand is named for the Gaelic form of Edinburgh's name, and is partly modelled on it. Sadly, you won't have many cobblestoned streets in the US because the car rules over pedestrians. Oh, and if you like unusual dark nooks and crannies, look up Edinburgh's Mary King's Close – a restored 17th-century street in the heart of the city.
Wanna see the real Edinburgh, watch Trainspotting lol.
Check out the Royal Edinburgh Military tattoo – an amazing spectacle that happens every summer.
Not Edinburgh, but the Wallace Monument near Stirling is amazing. I'm from Glasgow and there's lovely architecture here as long as you manage to get a look before it burns down.
I used to work at The Scotsman newspaper in Edinburgh when it was in the North Bridge building. Edinburgh is great.
We have a tram system In Nottingham UK. They are a growing movement in modern cities.
I was walking along Princes Street opposite Jenners one day when an American couple stopped me and asked directions to the Scott Monument. I just pointed up.
By the way, Edinburgh's famous stone masons (responsible for many of your "Wow!" moments) were employed to build a certain White House in Washington D.C….
If you like old graveyards, try Highgate Cemetery in London! Some of the Worlds most famous and important people are buried there. The architecture alone is worth the visit!
They're cobble-stone …definitely not brick ..Cobbles are made of granite. It's the Scottish crown Jewels of course
Great video and i would say 90% of the buildings are older than America 😅
Edinburgh is where rockstar games comes from
Ahh my beautiful home town 🥰 really recommend you all watch the old Disney movie Greyfriars Bobby (1961) it’s the tail of Edinburgh’s famous little dog Bobby. Your little one will love it 🥰
Greyfriars Kirk dates back to 1602
It was great to hear you pronounce Edinburgh properly Steve. I'm from Glasgow, my grandparents took me to Edinburgh when I was 5, we went round Holyrood House and the guide asked me to demonstrate a curtsey in the throne room but I was too shy!
And Greyfriars Bobby actually sat by the grave of his owner, and never left there, people fed him and helped him keep warm, but he never moved. I loved Hatchi, cried my eyes out! The loyalty of animals is just amazing and, at times, heartbreaking!
A sense of travel with Michael Matheny , his us a well put together blog worth your watch if you want a better version of the city ❤️🏴
Isle of Skye
Beautiful scotland 🇮🇪🇮🇪💚💚💚🏴🏴☘️☘️☘️☘️
Glasgow is much better 🏴
Problem with Edinburgh is its full of tourists
Great video as ever guys! So glad to hear you pronounce Edinburgh correctly!!
Ideas of what to watch next:
1) Burke and Hare
2) Trainspotting (a 90s film starring Ewan McGregor, Kelly MacDonald and Robert Carlyle – not suitable for your wee one!)
19:14 Technically, the 'birthplace' of Harry Potter was in England, on a train between Manchester and London, where she came up with the idea and started to scribble down the basic elements of the story. FWIW, although many people outside of the UK think that JK Rowling is Scottish, she's actually English; she moved to Scotland and wrote most of the books there, but she had the idea on that train journey.
If you like grave yards, Google Glasgow Necropolis 👍🏻
It’s not the river Steve it’s the sea 👍🏻
Temps here in Edinburgh where I live are currently at -2'C / 29'F with a real feel of -6'C / 27'F
should watch this
What Was Life Like in 18th Century Edinburgh?
on channel
I am lucky to live and have been in Edinburgh since 1980.
But Steve u don't want to go to greyfriers grave yard at night. Its very haunted , rumours are witches which where killed.
Edinburgh as been a city of just a little over 900years with many of the old boundary walls still standing(been rebuilt over the years using mostly the original stone) but what this video doesn’t speak about is the city under the city, which some parts are open to tours…there’s loads of videos on them
Scottish History Tours is a good channel for loads of Scotlands history filmed on location