City of Edinburgh

Following my earlier trip to Edinburgh Zoo, I decided to make the most of the glorious Bank Holiday sunshine by going for a stroll around the city.

I started by visiting the Royal Mile, where I took a few shots of the Scottish Parliament building and Holyrood Palace. I then walked back to Princes Street via Carlton Hill. At various stages during the day I hopped on and off the tram. I must say that I'm very impressed at how clean, efficient and affordable the new tram system is.

Later in the day I went to view the Forth Rail Bridge from the North Queensferry side of the Forth.

Here's some shots from the day:

Scottish Parliament building.

Garden outside Holyrood Palace.

Scottish Parliament building with passing "Junk It" trucks.

Greyfriars Bobby.

Police Scotland vehicle outside Bank of Scotland Headquarters.

Bank of Scotland Headquarters building on The Mound.

Scott Monument viewed across Princes Street Gardens from The Mound.

Vintage bus parked on The Mound.

Forth Rail Bridge viewed from North Queensferry foreshore.

Princes Street viewed from Carlton Hill (1).

Princes Street viewed from Carlton Hill (2).

Carlton Hill monuments.

Carlton Hill kite (1).

Carlton Hill kite (2).

Edinburgh Castle from Princes Street Gardens, with photobombing seagull.

Edinburgh Castle from Princes Street Gardens.

Edinburgh Tram at Gyle Centre.

Carrick Knowe Golf Club from Balgreen.

Bluebells.

Edinburgh Zoo hilltop.

Edinburgh Tram at Balgreen.

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