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You wouldn't be able to say you visited
the city without stepping into the
Writer's Museum.
September 2008 • 70 • Fifty-Five Plus Magazine
Typical streetscape.
takes you to the Loch Ness where
you can search out the famous Loch
Ness Monster.
Edinburgh, one of the world’s
most beautiful cities, is a renowned
historical and cultural centre with a
multitude of things to see and do.
Wherever you look there is a picture-perfect
photo waiting to be
taken. The Hop On, Hop Off buses
offer the best orientation to
Edinburgh and guides give running
commentaries on its political
intrigues, history and goriest tales.
A highlight is a visit to
Edinburgh Castle. From there, walk
the Royal Mile to visit many shops
along the way and St. Giles
Cathedral. A stop at the Writers’
Museum is worthwhile to learn some
little-known facts about Scotland’s
most famous writers — Robert Louis
Stevenson, Robbie Burns and Sir
Walter Scott. Take a stroll through
Princess Park, situated right in the
middle of the city, and have your picture
taken with a Scotsman wearing
a kilt and playing the bagpipes. Visit
the National Gallery of Scotland to
view famous paintings by
Rembrandt, Degas and Monet; a highlight
is the Scottish collection —
which one might expect to exude