Exciting Edinburgh: Oh, the Places We’ll Go!
The Buttontapper Challenge is back! This month’s challenge is Seussily titled “Oh, the Places We’ll Go!” and will feature a new destination, daily, with inspiration from film and literature.
Today we’re traveling to Edinburgh.
But first!
As some of you keen-eyed readers will notice, I’ve skipped a few days here on the blog, and we’ve whizzed right past Chicago and Dublin. Here are two tiny stories I posted on social media, in case you missed them elsewhere:
You can also dig through my Chicago From A to Z posts if you’re particularly missing the Chicago layover!
What makes Edinburgh unique?
The capital of Scotland, Edinburgh is a medieval city filled with Gothic architecture.
Please note that it isn’t pronounced as written (“Eden-burg”) but “Ed-in-borough.” Ah, the English language. So confusing, so crazy, so unpredictable.
But back to the city itself, if you’re a Harry Potter fan, there’s no better bookish place to visit!
Films featuring Edinburgh
Some films set in Edinburgh include the animated film, The Illusionist:
Additional films set in the city:
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- The 39 Steps
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Chariots of Fire
- The Da Vinci Code
- Shallow Grave
- Trainspotting
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Books about Edinburgh
Some books you might enjoy about life in Edinburgh include many of Irvine Welsh’s titles (including the aforementioned Trainspotting), as well as:
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- 44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith
- The Existential Detective by Alice Thompson
- A Good Hanging by Ian Rankin
- How to Make a Golem and Terrify People by Allette J. Willis
- Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
- A Method Actor’s Guide to Jekyll and Hyde by Kevin MacNeil
- One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson
- The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg
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Have you ever been to Edinburgh?
What did you most enjoy about visiting this city?
