Edinburgh really is the sort of place you can enjoy as a  family holiday destination.  The city  of Edinburgh is widely regarded as one of Europe's most beautiful cities. It is a place of open spaces, fine  architecture, museums, art galleries, castles, gardens, visitor attractions aplenty and perhaps above all  a place that reeks of education. It has 3 Universities  and widely regarded  as the font of  "the age of European enlightenment". It  has a special majesty of its own.  Unlike many cities, Edinburgh is relatively small ( pop 480,000 ).  It is easy to travel out of the city to enjoy the countryside and country attractions  of the Lothians and Fife. There are attractions for children and and adults.   Here are some photographs in and around  the capital of Scotland.Click on a thumbnail to see the full sized picture

Arthurs Seat	Britannia	Calton Hill	Castle fireworks
Castle Rock	Dynamic Earth centre	Edin.castle	Edin.hogmanay
Edin.skyline	Forth Rail Bridge	Greyfriars Bobby	Holyrood House
Holyrood Park	John Knox House	National Monument	Ocean Terminal
Portobello beach & Prom	Portobello beach sunset	Princes St.Gdns	Princes Street
Rail Bridge at night	Salisbury Crags	St. Margarets Loch	Tourists in Edin.castle
Waverly Bridge