Exciting Edinburgh: Oh, the Places We’ll Go!
The Buttontapper Challenge is back! This month’s challenge is Seussily titled “Oh, the Places We’ll Go!” and will feature a new destination, daily, with inspiration from film and literature.
Today we’re traveling to Edinburgh.
But first!
As some of you keen-eyed readers will notice, I’ve skipped a few days here on the blog, and we’ve whizzed right past Chicago and Dublin. Here are two tiny stories I posted on social media, in case you missed them elsewhere:
You can also dig through my Chicago From A to Z posts if you’re particularly missing the Chicago layover!
What makes Edinburgh unique?
The capital of Scotland, Edinburgh is a medieval city filled with Gothic architecture.
Photo by Nicola Gadler on Unsplash
Photo by Michael D Beckwith on Unsplash
Photo by Nicola Gadler on Unsplash
Please note that it isn’t pronounced as written (“Eden-burg”) but “Ed-in-borough.” Ah, the English language. So confusing, so crazy, so unpredictable.
But back to the city itself, if you’re a Harry Potter fan, there’s no better bookish place to visit!
Photo by Nicolas Charlone on Unsplash
Films featuring Edinburgh
Some films set in Edinburgh include the animated film, The Illusionist:
Additional films set in the city:
The 39 Steps
Avengers: Infinity War
Chariots of Fire
The Da Vinci Code
Shallow Grave
Trainspotting
Books about Edinburgh
Some books you might enjoy about life in Edinburgh include many of Irvine Welsh’s titles (including the aforementioned Trainspotting), as well as:
44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith
The Existential Detective by Alice Thompson
A Good Hanging by Ian Rankin
How to Make a Golem and Terrify People by Allette J. Willis
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
A Method Actor’s Guide to Jekyll and Hyde by Kevin MacNeil
One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg
Have you ever been to Edinburgh?
What did you most enjoy about visiting this city?
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