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Tres bien ensemble

Edinburgh

8/16/2012

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After more than a month of silence, I'm determined to resume blogging. I have no valid excuse for my absence; however, the torridity in combination with a stupidly busy social calendar has completely drained every drop of motivation from my vessels. I know I'm in good company. I've seen many of the feeds I follow suffering from similar scarcity. My plan is to continue to try catching-up, starting where I left-off. 
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Our final, and favorite destination during our May (Jiminey Cricket, where has the time gone?) vacation, was Edinburgh. We departed London from King's Cross Station and boarded a first class coach headed north. We were incredibly lucky to experience Scotland during a heatwave, and enjoyed sunny 75-80F temperatures during our exploits. It was gorgeous. We were reminded of our good fortune as we passed the numerous wool and cashmere shops that lined the streets; the number of them is incredible. 
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Edinburgh is a really beautiful city. It's moderately sized, boasting a population of ~500k VERY FRIENDLY citizens. The scenic aspects of the city offer a nice blend between historical/modern. Based on our limited exposure, I would be willing to bet that a person could find almost anything she went in search of in this corner of the world. We ate yummy, veg friendly food at Elephant House, David Bann and the Grain Store (however, I was not brave enough to try veg haggis). We consumed our volume in tea daily. We roamed the castle. We appeased our fancies in a variety of hobby and specialty shops. We had a glorious time!  
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There was also a nice balance between urban and outdoor areas available throughout the city. In fact, once we climbed part-way up Holyrood park, we hardly felt we were in a city.  If you find yourself in Edinburgh, I recommend taking a few hours from your day to make your way up to Arthur's Seat. The views are outstanding. 
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We did a fair amount of shopping in and around the Grassmarket while we visited. Mike and I really appreciate the opportunity to shop at local, privately owned/operated, niche stores. And we particularly fell in love with The Red Door Gallery and Demijohn, which are just up the street from K1 Yarns. 
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I'm nearly positive every yarn sold in this shop is derived from Scottish producers, which was a treat. The selection was somewhat limited compared to the stores I'm accustomed to, but the yarns are beautiful. I left with a sweater worth of Orkney Angora "St. Magnus" DK. YUM! 
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For fabric, we trekked to Pins & Needles. This shop is slightly off the beaten-path, but definitely worth a visit. I found some DELISH wool tartan, because, well, I couldn't not buy at least one cut of wool tartan while in Scotland, and I also got some really wonderful cotton/linen laser-cut eyelet. The best part of this shop, the prices. I couldn't believe how reasonable the fabric was priced (It's possible it only seemed so  in comparison to The Silk Society fabric I purchased days before...).

At any rate, Edinburgh= AMAZING. 
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Leslie link
8/16/2012 05:46:42 am

Thanks for sharing all the pictures. Finding yarn and fabric shops is my kind of vacation.

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Spinster Beth link
8/16/2012 07:50:49 am

Stunning pictures! Thanks! Love the blue knitting shop ...

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Ptinutz link
8/16/2012 09:17:58 am

I can agree more. I visited the city in 2002 and I decided I had to come back. And I did, I manage to do my master's thesis there and I lived there 5 fabulous monthes (in winter). I did not want to come back and I was living in Switzerland...

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Pumpkin link
8/16/2012 10:09:03 am

You've been missed, so glad to hear from you! I love the photos as always. You have definitely made me want to go visit that gorgeous place someday!

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Lisa link
8/17/2012 01:10:23 am

I spent 3 weeks there last summer and it was the best experience of my life! K1 is such a cute little shop!

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Elisabeth Andree link
8/17/2012 07:55:12 pm

Edinburgh is high on my wishlist, so I am happy to see your beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing them!

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MegtheGrand link
8/22/2012 06:58:16 am

What a fabulous vacation!! And you take wonderful pictures. Love the frisbee picture and the picture of you two at Arthur's Seat - these made me smile! I'm definitely feeling the itch to visit the UK more than ever after seeing your wonderful posts :)

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kristieinbc link
8/22/2012 11:37:29 pm

I am in complete agreement with you about Edinburgh (actually, I feel that way about all of Scotland!). I was there last October and loved every minute of it. Thanks for sharing your wonderful pictures and memories. :-)

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