Secret Edinburgh: An Unusual Guide (Secret Guides): A guide to the unusual and unfamiliar

A treasury of secret and hidden locations in Edinburgh. I thought I knew the city well for a Sassenach, but glancing through the book found scores of interesting spots totally unknown to me. Next year (2021) I shall return to Edinburgh with this book in hand and find as many as possible of them. One of a series covering the great cities of Europe, plus a few elsewhere.

An absolute cracker of a book. So many parts that I have known all of my life and walk past from day to day explained in an interesting manner.Granton Harbour huts, Newhaven Railway Station and others all put a smile on my face when read through.A must have for anybody interested in the unusual parts of the city.

As with the others in this series, a very good guide to ‘off the beaten track’ attractions. Very readable and lots of useful detail here.

Very good and that is from a person that lives in Edinburgh who received it as a gift.

Very interesting little book. My Scottish Mother-in-law was thrilled with it.

So many fun and unusual ideas i here. It really gets you behind the scenes in a city I thought i knew already. Superb

I was born in Edinburgh, moved to Texas for 30 years and came back in 2009. So, I'm familiar with most of Edinburgh but this book is a real treasure trove of such super interesting snippets and facts Hannah Robinson does such a stellar job, going deeper and delving into all the details like how a horse and carriage supposedly ran right into the loch in Lochend Park and the willow tree in the middle of the loch is actually drowning.Plus, I learned a lot about James Clerk Maxwell who's very impressive statue stands at the East end of George street and the junction of St, Andrew Square. For example, when Einstein was asked if he stood on the shoulders of Newton, he replied “No, on the shoulders of Maxwell” Maxwell also created the world's first colour photograph.In 1931, on the centenary of Maxwell's birthday, Albert Einstein described Maxwell's work as"the most profound and the most fruitful that physics has experienced since the time of Newton."It's these kind of details that make this such an iteresting and very fulfilling book to read. And.....................I've only read a few pages of the book.So, I'm eager to find out what other new and fascinating facts I'm soon to find out about my home : )Well done Hannah ! What a grrrreat book ! Thanks so much.

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