Photos and the City

Tag: travel

  • Edinburgh

    It was one last drive over the Forth Bridge, leaving the car at the airport and a bus ride later I arrived at my final destination: Edinburgh! The last two days of my British summer!

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    I wondered why everything was especially expensive when I was looking for a place to stay. I didn´t know that the Fringe Festival is going on in Edinburgh the whole of August and it´s just huge! Baskers and streets artists everywhere, thousands of shows all over the city and then there was also the “Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo” in front of the castle. The city was crammed with people!

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    My Airbnb was just a short walk from the castle and so I decided to explore the area a little bit.

    Greyfriars Kirkyard

    edinburgh, scotland, uk, photos and the city, fringe festivalThe graveyard surrounding Greyfriars Kirk (church) in the Old Town exists since the 16th century and is a beautiful calm spot in the busy city. Quite nearby is one of the coffee shops where JKRowling used to write the first Harry Potter books and I can imagine how she strolled around the graveyard to get inspired.

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    Greyfriars Bobby – a loyal dog who guarded his master´s grave.

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    Performances everywhere…

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    Edinburgh Castle

    The last time I was in Edinburgh I missed visiting the castle, so it was on the list for this time. Along with millions of other people…. but as I still had two days left on the “Explorer Pass”, which gives you access to hundreds of landmarks and sights in Scotland, I just decided to quickly go in, have a look around, enjoy the view and come back another time.

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    Erin and I had planned to meet at Loch Lomond for her photo shoot but as it was raining cats and dogs we rescheduled for Edinburgh, not thinking about the masses of people (it was a Saturday after all), delayed trains and some other obstacles. But we made it work and found some quieter places..

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    More from Erin in Edinburgh

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    The Balmoral – one day I´m gonna stay there and enjoy all the Scottish luxury!

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    Later in the day, I met Meg who had just finished university and wanted to celebrate this milestone with a photo shoot in the city where she had spent her student life before she would head back to Yorkshire (or maybe somewhere else – the whole world stood open for her). We went to Calton Hill and Meg danced above the city!

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    More about Meg

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  • Perth

    I crossed that bridge again, said goodbye to Queensferry and drove further north to Perth to meet with Katie, who always wanted to have a portrait photoshoot in her hometown and also had promised to show me around a little bit.

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    Perth is also known as “The Fair City”  since the publication of the story Fair Maid of Perth by Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott in 1828. It was once a “capital” of Scotland because of the many visits of the royal court. The status of “Royal Burgh” was given in the early 12th century. Today Perth is a city of trade of the surrounding areas.

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    Strolling around colourfull streets with shops, elegant Georgian townhouses and cobbled streets, trough stunning gardens and along the River Tay.

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  • Queensferry

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    I don´t really mind singe lane tracks, narrow roads, curvy bends and such but driving this 2,7 km over the New Forth Bridge (the white one on the left) from South Queensferry to the other side of Fife North Queensferry made me hold my breath every time! But it´s a stunning backdrop for portraits and for beautiful pictures I drive almost everywhere! So I left my lovely village of Cellardyke and drove to South Queensferry (also just called “The Ferry) to meet Barbora for her portrait session.

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    Queensferry, the North and the South, got their name from the ferry service established by Queen Margaret in the 11th century, which continued to operate at the town until 1964. The city lies west of Edinburgh on shores of the Firth of Forth. The same Queen Margaret who founded the Dunfermline Abbey.

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    The Forth Bridge is a railway bridge, was opened in 1890, is considered to be a symbol of Scotland and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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    Laying (in the sunshine) under the Forth bridge is Inchgarvie, a small uninhabited island which used to be the main road for the crossing by boats of the Firth of Forth. A fort was built in the 15th century, became a castle later and then a prison.

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    (South) Queensferry is a lovely little village which has been an important trading and fishing port.

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    And offers many spots to admire the bridges.

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    The Queensferry Crossing, the one where I had to hold my breath while driving over it, was opened in 2017 and sits next to the Forth Bridge and the Forth Road Bridge (opened in 1964).

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