Thread 2820069

Edinburgh is one of the most overrated and overpriced destinations in Europe. How did this place become such a meme? Its very small and the parts anyone would ever give a shit about are infinitesimal

Europe as a whole is overrated and overpriced. You can see way better shit in SEA for a fraction of the price.

>>2820069 (OP)
Going to Europe for towns is retardpilled. If you're seeing anything but nature, you're wasting your time.

>>2820069 (OP)
I have no idea. I think most tours of the UK get marketed as just London + Edinburgh to everyone
it's not famous from tv or film or books, no big events or anything happens there, I think the only draw is the architecture and ”vibes"
I used to work in a jewellery shop on the royal mile and some of the people told me they had been to Edinburgh six times. All of the stuff in that shop was imported from China and marked up 10x but tourists bought so much of it.

>>2820102
The US has better nature than Europe. Our cities are the reason to come

>>2820153
This. The fact that average European buildings are older than the US is part of the appeal. Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, pretty much all of Alaska, etc all mog the ever living shit out of anything in Europe.

Our cities though are pretty much copy paste outside of a handful

>>2820069 (OP)
It's the photo you've posted. On a pleasant evening, it can be made to look very grand.
It has its charms, and some history, but I always thought it seemed like quite a bland place. Beyond the Royal Mile and castle it's not exactly rich in things to see or do.

I know London gets memed on and it definitely has some shithole areas, but for history, architecture and, frankly, importance it absolutely mogs Edinburgh.

>>2820102
European cities and towns are beautiful. However, it's fair to say that going to Scotland for its towns is retardpilled. Go to Scotland for nature and golfing. They have some of the world's best golf courses. It's where the game was originally invented.

>>2820330
Even going for the nature is absurd, given how deforested and manmade the landscape is. There are some fantastic golf courses though, that's for sure.

In terms of towns, urban environments, grand monuments, etc then Scotland is definitely lacking and it becomes very obvious once you cross the border into England or take the ferry to Ireland

Scotland's most important church

>>2820462
they will tell you its from the 12th century but conveniently leave out that the stained glass inside is from 1922

>>2820152
I visited Edinburgh on one of my UK trips almost ten years ago. I happened to be in Manchester and thought
>hmm I believe today I will take a train to Scotland, why not?
I had only ever heard in extremely brief passing that Edinburgh was “nice”. I had just thought I’m here in Britain, figure I’ll check out Scotland. This was in August and when I arrived in Edinburgh it was packed to the brim cause of the Fringe festival. I had no idea what the hell it was, had never heard of this alleged worlds largest performing arts festival.

>>2820591
The same applies to most continental churches tbf. You'll find a 13th century core with an 18th century facade, but the guidebooks will claim it's 6th century just because a basilica happened to have stood there once

>>2820341
So it's less developed than England or Ireland. That's not necessarily a negative. Lack of forest means beautiful vistas for all those miles of coastline. The single-track country roads look like a lot of fun to drive, and there's so many beautiful spots along the coast that are worth a walk.
>>2820601
Were there a lot of pretty girls?

>>2820152
>it's not famous from tv or film or books, no big events or anything happens there,
lol you must be joking
edinburgh is literally the setting for thousands of books and has one of the most famous festivals in the world
it's been in thousands of films and so on

>>2821346
yeah, but it's still not that many

England is a cultureless shit hole. Wow what a shocker

Are hostels in the Scotland any good? I'm being warned they're full of pakis/druggies who'll steal from me, rather than being full of cheery, nice blokes I met on the continent
I am going to Edinburgh, Inverness, and Glasgow

>>2821585
Edinburgh is actually in Scotland

>>2821593
Edinburgh council houses homeless people (drug addicts) in hostels until the hostels kick them out for destroying the rooms and threatening people for drug money
so there might be some junkies in yours

>>2821346
>thousands of books and films
name one that's actually well-known
people who come here because of books are usually harry potter fans who come to worship at JKR's burnt-down cafe shrine
>famous festival
its shit

>>2821689
>name one that's actually well-known
anon behave
ian rankin has published 24 rebus novels set in edinburgh that have sold about half a million copies each
there was a telly series based on it just last year, also set in edinburgh
it's literally one of the best known uk book series of the past 50 years or so

>>2820069 (OP)
Americans

>>2821806
How so? Americans of the hyphenated kind tend towards Ireland and Italy, not Scotland or Wales

What are the best historic sites to see in Edinburgh then? The castle, obviously, but other than that? I'm thinking of visiting at some point next year

>>2821826
Americans are obsessed with their heritage and harry potter, I guess Edinburgh really maxxed out in those two things, and then ofc you have all the shilling from tiktokers etc

>>2821346
only 120-ish films tv shows and novels that were notable enough for wikipedia
compare to London which has thousands

>>2821726
doesn't appeal to an international audience tho

>>2821726
not overseas though

Edinburgh, despite being insufferable when mass tourist season happens, is actually one of the most soulful major cities in the British isles. There’s a ton of little side streets to venture around, some more urbanite areas for those into urban exploration, tons of parks including Arthur’s Seat being an extinct volcano thats a fun 2 hour hike, and you got the Port of Leith and small pebble beaches to walk across. On top of that a lot of the pubs and restaurants food are actually pretty good and the selection of good liquor and fresh produce is very good for a British city.
Also the footy matches aren’t overpriced because nobody cares about Scottish football so you can get SOVL experiences chanting with drunken locals at a Hearts or Hibs match.

>>2820691
Not that anon but I was there in October and there were so many hot girls in tracksuits it’s not even funny. Edinburgh doubles as a major university town so there’s crazy supply of hot teen pussy unless you’re brown then you gotta go an hour out to find a sheep to shag.

>>2822028
you sound like you have shit taste in women
you'd be terrible if you worked for the tourist board

Was in Edinburgh in May and loved. Having just come from Dublin it had so much more soul.

>>2822020
>>2822023
>doesn't appeal to an international audience tho
nice bit of goalpost shifting anons. even so, the rebus novels have been translated into dozens of languages
anyway it was just the first thing that came to mind. i could have picked something by e.g. irvine welsh or alexander mccall smith or whatever
just because you're basically uncultured, it doesn't mean everyone else is
>>2822020
>compare to London which has thousands
hardly unexpected. the population of london is 10x the population of edinburgh

>>2822164
Englishmen founded Edinburgh
Norsemen founded Dublin

London shits on Edinburgh
Dublin shits in Edinburgh

Belfast is grim compared to Edinburgh
Cardiff is grim compared to Edinburgh

>>2822027
redpill me on Leith

>>2822028
How was the weather in October?

>>2822898
shite

>>2822688
Dublin fucking sucks

can I see these fucking things in or around the city somewhere or do I have to travel to god knows where?

>>2823348
Edinburgh is a pozzed shithole, and people still pretend to like it

>>2823369
>you should be going to a based and trad country like Bhutan instead!

>>2820069 (OP)
edinburgh is comfy, you stink op

>>2823367
they are all over the Pentlands
probably some in the zoo as well

>>2823369
>>2823372
I know anon was joking but Edinburgh is literally pozzed
it has the highest HIV rate in all of the UK
at one point it was the HIV capital of Europe

>>2823411
>it has the highest HIV rate in all of the UK
>at one point it was the HIV capital of Europe
mental that one nice street and a middling castle have blinded the entire western world to the disgustingness of ed*Nburgh

>>2823456
the castle is cool

>>2823456
>the disgustingness of ed*Nburgh
I come from a huge American city filled with niggers and a spic influx of biblical proportion. Edinburgh is heaven on earth compared to that.

>>2823673
America is much more kino than ed*Nburgh

>>2823367
Saw some in Glasgow's Pollok Country Park

>>2823699
do you live in council housing or something

>>2820069 (OP)
Is there any Trainspotting tours in Edinburgh? Would like to see the locations from the film, maybe hang around with some ex-junkies and ask about their lives, then maybe even round off the night with a visit to the nightclub.

>>2823411
HIV isn't really an issue nowadays. You're living in the past. It's basically the same tier as Corona Virus.

>>2823908
No, I am in gainful employment

wait, there’s another castle in Edinburgh but its in such a bad neighborhood that no one acknowledges it?

>>2823998
craigmillar is mostly just a shell, a kind of romantic ruin sort of place. there are some covered bits but they are mainly bare inside. there is not much to see or do unless there is a special event on. the grounds are nice though, good place to walk your dog or have a picnic or something

>>2823998
so it seems, anon
so it seems

>>2824019
I’d really like to see it. Can I just take a taxi there and back? What is even the Uber equivalent in Edinburgh?

>>2826306
You can Uber there, but there's a bus from the city center that goes to a stop about a 10 minute walk from it. Take it from the other anon, I was there in the summer and it's a ruin and the surrounding area/park isn't anything to write home about.

>>2826405
doesn't look that impressive tbf
pretty boring castle, as castles go

>>2826739
whats a castle in the general area thats up to your standards?

>>2826763
not op but Tantallon castle is pretty cool

>>2820601
Had the exact same experience. Was living in Leeds for 2 months, decided to just take a train up to Edinburgh. Got there during the faggy festival and the place was a zoo.

>>2827476
How did Leeds compare to Edinburgh for you? And where're you from?

as far as day trips go, how is Stirling? I’m definitely going to Alnwick but I dont know whether to take the train there myself or to join a small group tour that also goes to Bamburgh and Lindisfarne. I dont care about Harry Potter, I just like castles.

bump

>>2827934
Northumberland > Scotland