World Tour Photos

August is a busy month in Edinburgh, one of the world's most spectacular capital cities The head of state in Scotland is the British monarch, (the Queen) The Military Tattoo is one of Scotland's most spectacular event Street performer Castlehill on the famous Royal Mile Michael and Layla on the Royal Mile Andy Warhol exhibition at the National Gallery museum Festival of Spirituality Festival of Spirituality Festival of Spirituality

Scottish Whiskey; Scotch Edinburgh was the first city in the world which had its own fire-brigade Scotland is famous for bagpipers The economy of Edinburgh is based around the services sectors: banking, financial services & tourism Unemployment in Edinburgh is low at 2.2%, which has been consistently below the Scottish average The city has the strongest economy of any city in the UK except London Tony Blair, UK Prime Minister, was born in the city & attended its exclusive Fettes College high school Scotland is a nation in northwest Europe and one of the four constituent countries of the UK The Scott Monument is a victorian gothic monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott Scotland comprises the northern third of the island of Great Britain St Andrew's Day, the 30th of November, is the national day Princes Street Gardens is a public park in the centre of Edinburgh in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh was incredible!

Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city It has been the capital of Scotland since 1437 and is the seat of the country's parliament Arthur's Seat is the main peak of the group of hills which form most of Holyrood Park Arthur's Seat is a remarkably wild piece of highland landscape in the centre of the city of Edinburgh The hill rises above the city to a height of 823 feet & provides excellent panoramic views of the city The hill caught fire on August 6, 2006 at around 13:00BST Culturally, Edinburgh is best known for the Edinburgh Festival Holyrood Palace has served as the residence of the Kings and Queens of since the 15th century. The Palace stands in Edinburgh at the bottom of the Royal Mile. Edinburgh has a long literary tradition, going back to the Scottish Enlightenment Writers such as James Boswell, Robert Louis Stevenson & Walter Scott all lived & worked in Edinburgh The National Gallery of Scotland is an elaborate neoclassical edifice The Old & New Town districts of Edinburgh were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1995 Edinburgh has been declared the first UNESCO City of Literature. Famous Scots: Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle, David Hume, Sean Connery Famous musicians of Scotland include Annie Lennox, Wet Wet Wet, Travis and Simple Minds The Old Town has preserved its medieval plan and many Reformation-era buildings Edinburgh Castle is an ancient fortress and is Scotland's most famous landmark The Royal Mile is Edinburgh's busiest tourist street The Royal Mile runs from Edinburgh Castle down to the Palace of Holyroodhouse The city is one of Europe's major tourist destinations, attracting roughly 13 million visitors a year St. Giles' Cathedral decorates the midpoint of the Royal Mile with its rounded hollow-crown tower