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Experience The Lifestyle

EdinburghFromTheInside 3

EdinburghAsAStudentsCity 4

EdinburghThroughTheSeasons 7

Pubstories Morethanwhiskyandbeer 8

TheBoyWhoLived 11

CeilidhFromTraditionToTrend 12

DinnerIsServed 14

TheRealScotchExperience 17

JingleBellsAnd20Degrees 19

Discover The HistoryAnd The Landmarks

HearingTheGun 20

HowAStoneMakesHistory 21

HiddenTreasuresOfTheRoyalMile 23 EdinburghsDarkerSide 26

287StepsAbovePrincesStreet 27

AnArchitecturalPuzzle 29

Rule,Britannia,

BritanniaRuleTheWaves 30

EdinburghAsAthensOfTheNorth 32

TheManyFacesOfCramondIsland 33

AHolidayForFree

OneDayOnTheRocksInEdinburgh 34

Imagine The Art

ArtToBeHuggedButNot

ToBeClimbedOn 36

StillsHomeOfPhotography 38

AnAfternoonWithScott, BurnsAndStevenson 39

ShakespeareInAChurch? 41

ProbablytheNoisiestMuseum

InTheWorld 43

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ItsboardingtimeforEdinburgh,hurryup

please.Otherwiseyouwillmisswonderful

views, extraordinary food, world-famous

whisky and the special atmosphere of a

smallbutmightycapital.Ifyouwanttoex-

perience,discoverandimagineaconstant-lychangingcitythisguideissurelytheright

oneforyou.

Likeeveryairport,Edinburghhasalostand

foundsection.Ifyouarelookingtoredis-

cover yourformativeyears,checkoutthe

ChildhoodMuseum.Butofcoursethereare

muchmoremuseumsforeverytaste.Whe-

theryourelookingformodernartoranci-

entliterature,Edinburghhassomethingfor

everyimagination.Afraidofflying?Disco-

vertheRoyalYachtBritanniainLeith.Ifyou

want to experience the sea without get-

tingonaboat,walktoCramondIslandat

lowtideandescapefromthecrowdedcity.Anothergreatplacetoavoidthehustleand

bustle isCaltonHill climbthestepsfor

anoutstandingviewofEdinburgh,fromthe

CastletotheScottMonument.

LatercheckinattheRoyalMile,withallits

differentgatesandhiddentreasures.Atthe

bottomofthecobbledstreetyouwillfind

theScottishParliamentanditscontroversi-

albuilding.

Edinburgh is a students citywith lots ofpubs, various festivals and you can even

spendaneveningbylearningthetraditio-

nalceilidhdance.

LikeinthestoriesofDoctorJekyllandMis-

terHyde,Edinburghhastwodifferentfaces

alightoneaswellasadarkone.Takeyour

timeto discoverall thedifferent legends

andmyths,whichthiscapitalhides.

Nowwe arereadyto depart. Fasten your

seatbeltsandgetreadytoexperienceacity

youwillwanttovisitagainandagain.

editorialMarta Tiler & Isabella Cesar

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ExperienceTheLifestyle

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Inspiredbya videomontage that iscur-

rentlybeingshownattheNationalMuseum

inEdinburgh,thispieceattemptstocreate

avisionofEdinburgh,itsdelicaciesandits

culturefromtheinside.

Edinburghishometosomeofthegreatest

and some of the strangest people I have

evermet;rarelydo yougetto seesucha

wild varietyof people sharing the pave-

ments.

Edinburghmightbesmall,butyoucouldnt

runoutofthingstodoifyoutried.

Edinburghpretendstogotosleepat3am

butyoucanalwaysmanagetogetapintor

achippyfrombehindcloseddoors.

Themeadowsandthewordprocrastinati-

ongohandinhand.

Themeadows?Probably theoneplace in

EdinburghwhereIseemtogetblownover,

everywinterwithoutfail.

Themeadowsarelikeagiantsolarpanel;

theyaredesertedformostoftheyearuntil

thesun comesout, then, youcantseem

tofindaspaceonthegrassamongstthe

circusofFrisbees,footballs,tightropewal-

kers,musiciansandpeopletryingtosun-batheinScotlandIhavenoideawhere

theyallhidefortherestoftheyear?!

IrnBruispossiblythemostrevoltingdrink

intheworld

IrnBrushouldbehandedouttoallstu-

dentsifuniversitiesexpectanyonetoturn

upto9amlectures

IrnBru isa workof genius, every time I

wake up feelinghorrendousafter anight

out,Ireachovertomybedsidetablewhere

Ihavecarefullyplacedabottlenexttomy

paracetamolthenightbeforeandsuddenlytheworldbecomesabrighterplace.

Edinburgh From The InsideAmy Sutten & Antje Graul

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ExperienceTheLifestyle

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Students are theconnoisseurs of funBetweentheUniversityofEdinburgh,Edin-

burghCollegeofArt,Heriot-WattUniversi-

ty,EdinburghNapierUniversityandQueen

Margaret University there may be bothsportingandacademicrivalry,butwitha

combinedforceofnearly50000students,

they take over Edinburghs streetsduring

the day, the citys pubs and bars in the

eveningsandoftentheclubsuntiltheearly

hoursofthemorning.

Inadditiontoafinereputation,Edinburgh

hasalottoofferstudents.Aswellaswri-

ting essays, attending lectures and revi-

singforexams,studentsarealsoexpertsat

knowinghow toenjoythemselves.Below

aresomeofthethingsthatnotonlydraw

studentstothecityinthefirstplace,but

ensure thatmany of themneverwant to

leave.

Where to go for coffee and a chatStarbucksPerhapsalittleexpensivefor

studentsbutnoonedoescaramelmacchi-

atoslikeStarbucksdo,andStarbuckscards

giveyougreatfreebiesanddiscountssoits

win-win!

Stills Withanextensivelibraryofphoto-

graphyandartbooks,forasmalldonation,

sitwithacupofcoffeeorteaandabiscuit

ina quiet yetinspiring environmentand

readtoyourheartscontent

The Meadows -Relaxingonaparkbench

intheMeadows,Ayvindenjoysthewarmth

ofthesun,thinkingabouttheforthcoming

three years.Originally from Norway, he is

currentlystartinghisDoctoralThesisinNa-turalScienceatEdinburghUniversity.With

itshighreputationanditsmeaningfulhis-

tory, the university is actually ranked as

oneofthetop20Universitiesintheworld.

Momentarily carefree, he loves walking

throughtheoldpartofthecityandgoing

outtocafesandpubsinthestudentarea

aroundtheMeadows.DoctorsandtheFo-

restCafearehisfavouriteplaces;theyoffer

studentdiscountsandarealwayscrowded.

The youngman finds people likeminded

andfriendlyinEdinburgh,andmuchmore

openthan Norwegians. Everyone hasac-

ceptedmeformehesaysandaddsproud-

ly:They make you a better person here.

Favourite weekend pubsRoom at 34Withdifferentdealsforevery

nightoftheweek,Roomat34offerseve-

rythingthatstudentscrave,withitslunch

deals,Thursdaysteakandwinenights,Sa-

turdaysportsdaysandSundaymovieand

popcornevenings,anewpizzaoven,che-

apdrinks throughout theweek andcom-

fortableseatingareas, itappealstomany

studentsinEdinburgh.

Edinburgh as a Students cityAntje graul

amy sutton

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