A little trip to Edinburgh…
Do you ever go somewhere and feel like you don’t do it justice photography wise? Well that happened to me in my recent trip up to Edinburgh. I didn’t do everything I wanted to do during this short trip, as I underestimated how hard a city break would be with a toddler on my own, but we had a lovely time nonetheless. Edinburgh is a beauty and I can’t wait to go back and explore more.
We ventured down to Dean Village on the first morning there, which was just round the corner from our Airbnb. I think it was about a 5/10 minute walk so not far at all! We just passed through as I found it really hard to explore properly with Ru in his pram, but it’s definitely somewhere I’d like to come back to in the summer when it’s covered in all the pretty greenery.
I also couldn’t miss out on a quick walk down Circus Lane… it’s all you see pictures of on Pinterest! I would have loved a snap of me and Ru down here but you wouldn’t even believe me when I say there wasn’t a single person in sight. It’s one of the most photographed tourist spots in Edinburgh and it wasn’t even that early in the day, yet there was just nobody about bar a couple of workmen in and out of their vans. I wasn’t sure I’d gone down the right street at first it was that dead. It really is so beautiful down this little lane though, definitely not as much greenery and florals as you see on instagram, but that’s because we were there in February. I bet it’s even more gorgeous there now that it’s Spring.
It was inevitable that we’d make our way to Victoria Street in the old town, it’s absolutely gorgeous with it’s curved bend and all the colourful shop fronts. Have you ever seen a street more instagram?
I love how much character Edinburgh has, you can just be walking through the old town and you come across these little alleyways and beautifully built buildings. It’s an amazing location for all the photographers out there!
We were so lucky with the weather we got to say we went in February, it was blue skies for the two full days that we spent exploring and it was warm enough to not need a coat. Incredible for the end of February, and in Scotland too!
The last place we went to on our last day there was Princes Street Gardens. I picked Ru up a new little green toy car in Tiger and he loved playing with it along the fountain wall, it was so cute. This was really the only safe place that I was able to let him run wild as there was no roads/cars and he was loving his life! We must have been here a good three hours.
There’s a little park in Princes Street Gardens too so it’s a fab little area to let little ones let off some steam. Ru happily played in this park for ages and he even made some friends. Adorable!
We went back to our Airbnb after this and drove home the next morning. We were originally going to spend our last day driving up to Loch Lomond for the day, but the good weather didn’t last and it was raining and freezing… so instead we just decided to go home after a tiring couple of days.
I hope you enjoyed this little photo diary that I put together, if you’re planning any city breaks this year, I highly recommend Edinburgh! Sometimes it’s so refreshing that you can actually reach such beautiful places by car within a few hours without needing to hop on a plane to feel like you’re on holiday. I’m hoping to go back for another visit maybe next Spring, a bit later in the year than when we went this year.
Have you been to Edinburgh?
