Edinburgh, Things You May Not Know
Here are some curious information about Edinburgh
- The hotel clock (where Rowling wrote the last Harry Potter book) near the station is 5 minutes ahead to allow travelers to arrive in time to catch the train.
- Since the meeting places are often the bars, in the event that a woman is approached by a man who seems unreliable, or is considered a victim of stalking or in a risk situation, she can use a "code" by ordering in any city bar a "Angela cocktail".
The bartender applies the procedure of calling a taxi to take the woman home for free. - On the bridges of Edinburgh there is a sign that invites those who intend to throw themselves down, to call a number of psychological assistance to dissuade them from the extreme gesture.
- To get on public transport there is a queue to respect. The "The Last Drop" restaurant has this name because there they had the last sip of alcohol given to those condemned to death to relax their neck muscles.
- If you want to visit Edinburgh in August it is important to book almost a year before as there is the Fringe Festival, the largest arts festival in the world, it is very famous and attracts many people. Finding accommodation is really difficult!
- The ticket for the bus is purchased directly on board, we advise you to always keep with you coins as it is the only payment method, but in the clubs we had a great time paying with the Revolut card (LINK ...)
- Edinburgh is a city with a very changeable climate, therefore we advise you to always have a plan B ready when planning your trip. Always have a k-way with you. (LINK)
- Edinburgh is the first city for the paranormal recognized in the world, in fact you can find tours in cemeteries and spirit-infested castles.
- In the summer months there is light until 11pm.
- The Stirling chapel, inside the cemetery, is the second place, besides Westmister Abbey, in which a coronation took place in the United Kingdom.
- Cemeteries are meeting places and why not, maybe stop for a sandwich!
- If you don't have time to go to Arthur Seat then there is another mountain that is still cute and very close, Carlton Hill!
- They are nicknamed the northern Athenians so that it is full of structures similar to Greek temples and even the statues representing the important characters of the city are represented completely distorted with respect to reality so that we can be as similar as possible to a Greek (Giulio Cesare style too) if it was Roman).
Annalisa & Marco