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Portobello Beach, Edinburgh

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Portobello Beach, Edinburgh - © EdinburghCam

Portobello Beach looking well groomed in the Spring sunshine.

Talk Porty – Discussion and debate on the issues affecting Portobelo, Edinburgh.

Buses in George Street

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Buses in George Street, Edinburgh

A queue of buses in George Street, Edinburgh.

Lothian Buses Website

The Abbotsford Bar & Restaurant

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The Abbotsford Bar & Restaurant

Edinburgh’s finest island bar in the east end of Rose Street.

The Abbotsford
3-5 Rose Street,
Edinburgh EH2 2PR

Website: – The Abbotsford

The Floral Clock

admin — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 22:47:08 +0000

A gardener puts the finishing touches to The Floral Clock, Edinburgh

Edinburgh’s floral clock is probably the oldest in the world.

Created in 1903, the clock is located in the north-east corner of West Princes Street Gardens.

A look at the floral clock in detail – interesting article on Edinburgh’s Floral Clock by STV

The Dougal Haston Stone

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The Dougal Haston Stone in Currie, Edinburgh.

The Dougal Haston Stone - Currie, Edinburgh

Dougal Haston – 19 April 1940-17 January 1977 – was a Scottish mountaineer born in Currie.

First to climb the south face of Annapurna on an expedition led by Chris Bonington
First to climb Mount Everest by the south-west face with Doug Scott - expedition led by Bonington
Haston was killed, whilst skiing alone, in an avalanche in Leysin, Switzerland in 1977.
He is buried at Leysin, Switzerland.

The Dougal Haston Stone Inscription

Multrees Walk, Edinburgh

admin — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 08:15:31 +0000

Multrees Walk, Edinburgh

Multrees Walk – Luxury shopping in Edinburgh – including Harvey Nichols, Louis Vuitton, Marina Rinaldi and Anne Fontaine.

Scotland versus Sri Lanka – Grange Cricket Club, Edinburgh

admin — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:20:21 +0000

Scotland versus Sri Lanka from the pavilion at the Grange Cricket Club

Scotland lost to Sri Lanka in their Tri-series match at The Grange in Edinburgh.

Read the BBC report here.

Useful links: -

Grange Cricket Club
Cricket Scotland – The official website of Scottish Cricket

Bruntsfield Links

admin — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:21:29 +0000

Bruntsfield Links

Bruntsfield Links, Edinburgh, looking away to Arthurs Seat and Salisbury Crags. The building on the left, spoiling the view, is the hideous David Hume Tower of Edinburgh University.

Useful websites : -

Charlotte Square Gardens

admin — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:04:16 +0000

Springtime in Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh

Useful Websites

Charlotte Square on Wikipedia
Edinburgh International Book Festival – held every year in Charlotte Square Garden.

Reid Memorial Church, Edinburgh

admin — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 13:09:39 +0000

Reid Memorial Church from West Savile Terrace

Reid Memorial Church

West Savile Terrace
Edinburgh EH9 3HY