Schiphol Airport (AMS) Amsterdam 26/04/2014 09h13
On the first King's Day since King Willem-Alexander is King of the Netherlands we decided to leave the country for a 5-day holiday in Edingburgh Scotland (UK). Our bird was this Boeing 737-700 of KLM on flight KL 1279 from AMS (Amsterdam) to EDI (Edinburgh), flight time 1 hour and 25 minutes.

Boeing 737-700 PH-BGK
Aircraft type: Boeing 737-7K2(WL)
Construction Number (MSN): 38054
Line Number: 3292
First Flight: 18/05/2010 (almost 4 years during this flight)
Name of Aircraft: Fulmar
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Eastfields Road 26/04/2014 11h04
We took bus route 100 from EDI (Edinburgh Airport) to downtown Edinburgh. A return ticket costed 7 £ a person and it takes about 30 minutes for a distance of around 13 kilometers.
Photo taken from the upperdeck of the Airlink bus.

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Garfunkel's Restaurant | High Street
A good lunch to start with. A burger and a beer/coke at Garfunkel's on the Royal Mile.

Garfunkel's Restaurant
130 High St
Edinburgh EH1 1QS (UK)
Phone: +44 131 220 4445
Web: www.garfunkels.co.uk

Edinburgh
Edinburgh (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland, situated in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. It is the second most populous city in Scotland and the seventh most populous in the United Kingdom. Edinburgh has been recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, but political power moved south to London after the Union of the Crowns in 1603 and the Union of Parliaments in 1707. After nearly three centuries of unitary government, a measure of self-government returned in the shape of the devolved Scottish Parliament, which officially opened in Edinburgh in 1999. The city is also home to many national institutions such as the National Museum of Scotland, the National Library of Scotland and the Scottish National Gallery. Edinburgh's relatively buoyant economy, traditionally centred on banking and insurance but now encompassing a wide range of businesses, makes it the biggest financial centre in the UK after London. Many Scottish companies have established their head offices in the city.
Edinburgh is rich in associations with the past and has many historic buildings, including Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood Palace, the churches of St. Giles, Greyfriars and the Canongate, and an extensive Georgian New Town built in the 18th century. Edinburgh's Old Town and New Town are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

FACTS & FIGURES:
Sovereign State: United Kingdom (UK)
Country: Scotland
Council Area: City of Edinburgh
Lieutenancy area: Edinburgh
GPS: 55°57′11″N 3°11′20″W
Population: 485,000 (urban 818,000)
Density: 1,828/km2
[ Source and more information: Wikipedia – Edinburgh]

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Garfunkel's Restaurant High St 26/04/2014 14h01
We had our first lunch in Edinburgh right here at Garfunkel's on the Royal Mile.

Garfunkel's Restaurant
130 High St
Edinburgh EH1 1QS (UK)
Phone: +44 131 220 4445
Web: www.garfunkels.co.uk

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High St | The Royal Mile 26/04/2014 14h02
Our first walk on the so-called Royal Mile of the Old Town in Edinburgh. With at the right apart from Garfunkel's and Starbucks the Tron Kirk, a former principal parish church. It is a well-known landmark on the Royal Mile. It was built in the 17th century and closed as a church in 1952. Having stood empty for over fifty years, it was used briefly as a tourist information centre, but is now standing empty again and closed to the public.
More information about the Tron Kirk: Wikipedia | Tron Kirk

Edinburgh
Edinburgh (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland, situated in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. It is the second most populous city in Scotland and the seventh most populous in the United Kingdom. Edinburgh has been recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, but political power moved south to London after the Union of the Crowns in 1603 and the Union of Parliaments in 1707. After nearly three centuries of unitary government, a measure of self-government returned in the shape of the devolved Scottish Parliament, which officially opened in Edinburgh in 1999. The city is also home to many national institutions such as the National Museum of Scotland, the National Library of Scotland and the Scottish National Gallery. Edinburgh's relatively buoyant economy, traditionally centred on banking and insurance but now encompassing a wide range of businesses, makes it the biggest financial centre in the UK after London. Many Scottish companies have established their head offices in the city.
Edinburgh is rich in associations with the past and has many historic buildings, including Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood Palace, the churches of St. Giles, Greyfriars and the Canongate, and an extensive Georgian New Town built in the 18th century. Edinburgh's Old Town and New Town are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

FACTS & FIGURES:
Sovereign State: United Kingdom (UK)
Country: Scotland
Council Area: City of Edinburgh
Lieutenancy area: Edinburgh
GPS: 55°57′11″N 3°11′20″W
Population: 485,000 (urban 818,000)
Density: 1,828/km2
[ Source and more information: Wikipedia – Edinburgh]

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