giovedì 21 settembre 2017

SCHOOL TRIP TO EDINBURGH SEPTEMBER 2017

       Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. It’s located in Lothian. It’s the largest financial centre in UK after London. The city’s historical and cultural attractions have made it the United Kingdom’s second most popular tourist destination after London. Edinburgh is Scotland’s second most populous city in the United Kingdom. The population is about 400 000.  Edinburgh is home to the Scottish Parliament and the seat of monarchy in Scotland.


The Edinburgh castle
      Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, from its position on the Castle Rock. Edinburgh Castle was involved in many historical conflicts from the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century. The castle, in the care of Historic Scotland, is Scotland's most-visited paid tourist attraction. The castle stands upon the plug of an extinct volcano, which is estimated to have risen about 350 million years ago.
The Princes Street Gardens
Princes Street Gardens is a public park in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle. The Gardens were created in two phases in the 1770s and 1820s following the long draining of the Nor Loch and building of the New Town, beginning in the 1760s. The loch, situated on the north side of the town, was originally an artificial creation forming part of its medieval defences and made expansion northwards difficult.

Princes Street
  This street is very famous because there are a lot of shops so it is very busy. It is the main shopping street in the capital. If you are in the street you can see the Princes street gardens and also the Edinburgh castle.

Ghost tour
 The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh is very famous for ghosts infact there are a lot of activities like ghost tour : it is a tour in the basement where a person tells you a lot of real horror stories. We also did the Edinburgh Dungeons  that was kind of haunted place and it was really nice but a bit scary.
We went to a cemetery that was huge!

                                                               A late clock?

This clock is in front of Princes street.  It is above the station and it is 5 minutes late because in this way people don’t miss the train.

National museum of Scotland
This museum is very big and famous. It is an interactive museum where you can play with some robot or you can drive a car like Formula Uno. It is very interesting!
It is like a car of the time because you can see extinct animals and old things but you can also see new inventions.

Royal Mile
The Royal Mile is the name given to a succession of streets forming the main thoroughfare of the Old Town of the city of Edinburgh in Scotland.
Royal Mile is an eclectic mix of shops, restaurants, pubs and visitor attractions. During the annual Edinburgh Festival, the High Street becomes crowded with tourists, entertainers and buskers. In this street you can see a lot of Harry Potter shops! It is very colorful and beautiful.

St. Andrews
It is a beautiful city near the sea. The weather is very cold and it is windy.The town is home to the University of St Andrews, the third oldest university in the English-speaking world and the oldest in Scotland. St Andrews is also known worldwide as the "home of golf".
The Museum of the University of St Andrews is a small museum dedicated to the history of the University of St Andrews. The museum, which is free to enter, looks at the University's foundation, student life at the University, and innovative ideas and inventions.


Glasgow
Glasgow  is the largest city in Scotland, and third-largest in the United Kingdom. Glasgow grew from a small rural settlement on the River Clyde.The city has many amenities for a wide range of cultural activities, from curling to opera and ballet and from football to art appreciation; it also has a large selection of museums that include those devoted to transport, religion, and modern art. Like in Princes street there are a lot of shops.

The Elephant House
In this bar stayed Jk. Rowling  when she was writing Harry Potter because she was poor and she didn’t have heat. It is the birthplace of Harry Potter. 

Loch Lomond
     It is a beautiful lake where we had a boat trip and where we took a photos. We saw a lof of person who were fishing with a rod.

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