Walking tour of Edinburgh: One of the best cities in Europe.

In this episode, I return to Europe after six years and I must say I miss her! One of my bucket list cities and country is Edinburgh, Scotland. Take a journey with me as I walk the cobblestone streets of the Royal Mile and as I become familiar with the city. I couldn't see everything, but I definitely will return soon.

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[lavieturner]

I definitely have an appreciation of the architecture in Europe. I really enjoyed this episode. The sights were incredible.

[LifeWithVetta]

Beautiful. I can't wait to head back to Europe and visit Scotland 😍 Enjoy

[jevaibass-perry]

Beautiful architecture! What was the weather like?

[ryanreviewseverything]

What you're doing is straight-up inspiring, fam! Keep traveling!

[MrCherryJuice]

I enjoyed your casual style, though with it being your first time there are some things you missed.
St. Giles Cathedral is where the Queen laid in state on her journey from Balmoral Castle up in north-east Scotland down to London. This is the high kirk (church) of Edinburgh and is one of two churches the Royal Family attend when in the city and staying at the House of Holyrood Palace at the bottom of the Royal Mile.
Yes, the Royal Mile is another name for the High Street. In the UK a high street is the main street, and the Royal Mile is the high street of Old Town Edinburgh. Until the mid 1700s and the start of the building of the New Town, Edinburgh existed only from the castle to about halfway down the Royal Mile. At that point there was a toolbooth gate and the extent of the city wall. Coming out of the Jury Hotel and turning right and following Jeffrey Street around the bend to the Royal Mile would put you right at that spot. There is even a pub on the corner named The World's End, because for the people living in Edinburgh who could not affort to pay the toll in and out, it was the end of their world. The lower half of the high street was and remains the Canongate. This refers to the fact that this neighbourhood started as a communty borne from Holyrood Abbey, the ruins of which lie adjacent the the Palace of Holyrood House. The abbey, which suffered from ongoing structural issues was eventually left to collapse. And the buildings associated with it were eventually extended and the palace built. So, the 'canon' has to do with the canons of the church, not weaponry (which would require another 'r').
As you would have realised soon after, when you were on the Esplanade in front of the castle, you had the city on both sides of you, not the city on one side and a 'river' on the other. That 'river' is the Firth of Forth, which is a large bay that feeds out into the north sea. Edinburgh's coasline includes beaches and a couple harbours. But on that same side the is the fabulous New Town, which aside from the shops on the first couple of streets - where the Scott Monument is - there are blocks and blocks of beautiful Georgian architecture, large private gardens and cobbled streets...and wonderful reisdential areas including Dean Village, Stockbridge, Inverleith (with its Royal Botanical Gardens) and so much more.
Please excuse the length of this comment - I love Edinburgh and feel everyone who visits should know that there is much more than just the Royal Mile and Princes Street. Indeed, the best bits, IMO, start about 10 minuts either side of those, once you get into the residential areas, the Meadows (just a couple minutes further up the street from Greyfriars Bobby), and Bruntsfield, all of which, as you noted, are walkable. And if the walking is too much, there is a great bus system and even a tramline, though the latter doesn't have the reach of the buses.
Cheers!