Other Things?

Away from banks of green there are a number of buildings which shouldn't be missed:
In Chambers Street, south of The Royal Mile, there's a wonderful museum. And a massive section is new!
In Queen Street, north of Princes Street, there's the Scottish Portrait Gallery
in addition to the two other Galleries at the bottom of The Mound on Princes Street itself. (One is closed meantime, though.)
Heading towards the Forth Bridge, on Queensferry Road, but not long out of the centre - you can find the Gallery of Modern Art.
This is housed in what used to be another boys' school, John Watson's.
Continuing westwards, you'd get to Barnton. And this is the area my dear old Mum used to live.
Mum died suddenly, of a heart attack, December 13th 2004.
Away from the busy main road, at the River Almond, is where I find my peace.
This area's lovely and very photogenic.
Shots of it are found in the main index.
The River Almond joins The River Forth at Cramond.
The beverages, scones and other food, in the wee shop on the foreshore are usually good too.
The coffee shop offers a welcome seat, after the hike down from Barnton!
Additionally, there's the Cramond Inn: The drinks are plentiful. And the food on offer here is usually excellent,
especially fish.
Cramond Island can be reached at low tide,
but this isn't recommended as there's little hope of rescue when the tide returns.
Be warned!

To continue the journey northwards, you should join the A90 at Barnton
using either an LRT bus up from Cramond or after enjoying the serenity of the River Almond,
in the walk back up to 'civilisation'.
If you did take a bus, get off at the Barnton Hotel - just ask the Driver, or tell him where you're headed next
and change to a green (or red) single-decker travelling northwards, across the road.
However if you walked, you probably came out at The Cramond Brig - yes, yet another "watering hole"!
You'll need to 'take your life in your hands' crossing the A90 itself to get a bus going to South Queensferry!
I'd go back to the river and 'cross' underneath myself!

When you get there you can view the rail and road bridges to North Queensferry, in Fife.
Again, shots taken here are elsewhere in my website.
At dusk, the rail bridge is quite lovely bathed by the floodlighting installed on its 100th year, in '96.
The Hawes Inn at the bottom of the Brae, is just one of the scattering of pubs and restaurants offering good food and drink.
In season - you can take a ferry to Inchcomb Island and see the seals there. Occasionally, there's 'hot' jazz on board, too!
Or simply 'watch the world go by' from the benches at the riverside.

Back in the City, you might consider enjoying a show at one of our theatres?
There's The Lyceum, The Playhouse (the main music venue), The Usher Hall
although this is getting extensive refit
and The Festival Theatre
- in addition to smaller venues or The Brunton Hall, in nearby Musselburgh.

Depending on when you visit (no Astroturf here!),
then sports might be your 'thing' and if you can't manage along to Murrayfield to watch Scotland losing at rugby,
or winning at American Football with the The Scottish Claymores
you might find something at Meadowbank or "the Commie Pool"
no, not Russian - just 'our' name for the Commonwealth Pool
made originally for the 1976 Games
.
Shots of both the World-beating Claymores and the Scottish Rugby teams
are in 'More Pictures' or elsewhere.

Rugby's a very sporting affair
- so its not the winning that's important but the taking apart.. *g*
Rugby's usually available 'on big screen' displays - in pubs - during The Six Nations Championship.
France, Wales, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, oh, and England compete in this.

I'm not a fan of soccer, but Edinburgh has two football teams:
Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian,
and the pitches are on the west and the east of the city centre, respectively.

If you're hanging on to your youth with both hands then the numerous pubs
and clubs throughout the city centre might beckon you with the 'music' they have.

There really is something for everyone, in "Auld Reekie".

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