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| I live in Fountainbridge, a neighborhood on the western outskirts of central Edinburgh. George Square -- the academic center of the University of Edinburgh -- is right in the middle of town, just south of Old Town and The Royal Mile. I do this walk a lot. |
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| The view from my flat window. Fountainbridge is a, how shall I say this, 'up-and-coming' neighborhood. That pretty much means it's a construction site. You can see Arthur's Seat though...it's behind the crane. Of note: the light-blue lift bridge and church steeple at right are along my walk. |
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| I take the Leamington Lift Bridge over the Union Canal. Some days, if I'm lucky, the bridge will be up to allow a canal boat to pass. In these situations, you can still cross by taking the staircase. |
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| The Edinburgh Quay: eastern terminus of the Union Canal. 'The Quay' is another 'up-and-coming' neighborhood. |
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| I walk a few blocks down Lothian Road to get to the Meadows. This church is along the way. |
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| Bruntsfield Links: they have a 36-hole short-hole golf course right in the middle of the city. |
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| The Meadows Walk. This runs parallel to Lauriston Place -- the east-west thoroughfare in this part of the city -- but has significantly nicer scenery. |
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| Old buildings next to new buildings. This is pretty much how it goes -- architecturally speaking -- in Edinburgh. This photo was taken from the Meadows Walk. |
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| Bristo Square. The University students' union and other student-life buildings are all situated around here. I would call it the social center of campus. It's also just a few hundred feet from... |
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| George Square, University of Edinburgh |
