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Gertie
Glasgow

for must-sees, you can’t go wrong with the Royal Mile (High Street). Here you will find plenty of shops, plus things like the Castle, The Witchery Tours and the Museum of Childhood.

I’d recommend any of the following places to eat:
Barioja Tapas Bar, Elephant House Cafe, and Tass (on 1 High Street).

On a cold day, grabbing a latte at the Starbucks on Princes Street is nice as it provides a lovely view of Castle. Also on Princes Street is the Sir Walter Scott Monument. You can climb up to the top and get a great view of the city. My only suggestion there would be to do that early as the spiral staircases are quite narrow, making it hard to pass people going up/down.

Have fun!

mapetitpuce
Sheffield

ooh the witchery tours look pretty good! is edinburgh really that spooky?

Gertie
Glasgow

Nah. The tour is actually quite entertaining. If you are easily startled than you’ll probably be spooked a couple times, but I just laughed out loud a lot. And I really liked being able to see that part of town, at night.

There is a book included with the tour fee, and this makes a nice souvenir. My sister and I asked the guide to sign our copies (we tipped him a fiver), and he did so while remaining in character. Cool!

It didn’t feel like a lot of walking to me, but you do go up and down some stairs visiting different locales all the while being told the history.

Bring gloves as it can be a bit chilly.