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Edinburgh

Author:Gesine
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Tags: culture report Edinbugh
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Edinburgh
I’ve never been to Edinburgh but for many years I planned to spend my 30th birthday there. When I was about 27 I asked my best friend to come with me. We both like the British culture. But whereas she has a passion for languages in general I only learn English. I spend a lot of time with learning vocabulary and grammar but I’m not gifted.
Why I have chosen Edinburgh
The mix of Gregorian and medieval architecture gives the city its unique character. The Old and New Towns, two parts of the city of particular interest, were listed as a world heritage site in 1995. But Edinburgh has more to offer. If you are in the mood of shopping you can explore big modern shopping centers, old fashioned department stores and some luxury fashion stores. From Princess Street, one of the main shopping streets, you can view Edinburgh Castle, an ancient fortress which is built at a giant volcanic rock.

The city has some connections to art, too. A lot of different festivals put on by various organizations unrelated to each other take place every year. During the whole year you can visit a fascinating range of museums. The museum of childhood for example is the world’s first museum which is dedicated to the history of childhood. Another museum which is called Writers’ museum, celebrates the live of three popular Scottish writers – Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Walter Scott and Robert Burns. The life and works of the latter are celebrated with a special annual event called Burns night which takes place on each 25th January. Although it’s an institution of Scottish life it is celebrated in Germany and some other places around the world, too.

A quite commercial tourist attraction of Edinburgh is Mary King’s close which is shrouded in myth and urban legends, stories of ghosts and murders. For a long time people believed that plague victims are walled up and left to die there. The complex consists of a number of closes which were originally narrow streets with houses on either side. After being used as a close the area got partially demolished and buried under a building which was used as the Royal Exchange and later closed to the public. The close is reopened to the public in 2003 as a commercial tourist attraction which provides guided tours. Costumed character tour guides show visitors around the close and tell the real story which were revealed by researchers and archeologists.

When I visit Edinburgh I will stop at Mary King’s close and find out if the attraction is worth the entrance fee or just another tourist trap. I don’t expect much and it will only be one point of my list of things I want to do.
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