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A Night in Edinburgh

A March 2005 trip to Edinburgh by engeluna

Orwell Lodge Photo - Orwell Lodge Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland More Photos
Quote: During a spring break week in Britain, we scooted up to visit Scotland for one night and one day.
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A Night in Edinburgh Best of IgoUgo

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Princes Street Photo - Edinburgh, Scotland
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We stayed at a lovely bed-and-breakfast called the Orwell Lodge. Along with everything else on this trip, we had misadventures getting there. A kind man at the train info station told us to catch bus #17. So off we traipsed to the bus stops. Asking several other kindly Scots along the way, we finally found a side street with a bus stop for #17. After waiting 30 minutes, we gave up and decided to walk back to the train station and catch a cab. Once there, it was only a matter of catching a driver's attention. Only seeing this done in movies, I raised my arm to flag one down. Amazingly, one stopped. A brightly rainbow-colored cab stopped a few feet in front of us and our bags. We walked towards it, only...Read More

Orwell Lodge Edinburgh Best of IgoUgo

Hotel | "Orwell Lodge"

Orwell Lodge Photo - Orwell Lodge Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
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The people were great. The bar was relaxing. The breakfast was amazing. There was a lovely stained-glass window in the stairwell. I would highly recommend a stay here when in Edinburgh.

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on July 7, 2005

Orwell Lodge Edinburgh
29 POLWARTH TERRACE
Edinburgh, Scotland
441312291044

Writers' Museum Best of IgoUgo

Attraction | "Writer's Museum"

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I went in search of the Scotland Writer's museum. In February, when I was in Dublin, the Dublin Writer's Museum was a highlight of my trip. So the Scotland Writer's Museum was a must-see on my list of activities for Edinburgh. It was interesting and free and had a lot of info on Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Burns, and Sir Walter Scott. I love the winding stone staircase and the imperfections in the old glass windows.

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on July 7, 2005

Writers' Museum
Lady Stairs House, Lawnmarket
Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 2PA
+44 131 529 4901

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