Edinburgh tram (#1109)

When traveling I like to stay in places that are NOT in the center of the tourist area. A large part of that is because I’m perfectly comfortable in a $100 room (and more comfortable in an $80 room), and see no reason to pay the over $200 prices for a more tourist central place. I also like discovering local restaurants and stores, not tourist-centered places.

When searching on the web, I was somewhat dismayed that it seemed to be hard to find a reasonably-priced place in Edinburgh just outside the tourist areas where there were local restaurants and good transportation for getting back into the tourist area. Somehow in that searching I discovered there was a tram with quick service to the Haymarket area that’s west of the city center. Searching that area I found a good hotel that was 2 blocks from the Haymarket tram stop, and saw that Haymarket was a neighborhood with a good selection of local restaurants and stores, so the problem was solved (pictures from that hotel area will appear later). The tram itself was easy and quick, and with the amount of rain and wind, a good shelter as well.

A note here about Edinburgh pictures. Most of the time I was in Edinburgh it was rainy, often windy, and cold. Juggling an umbrella, gloves, and a camera is difficult in that situation, so I ended up using my ‘pocket’ camera (Nikon S7000) for very many of the Edinburgh pictures. Fortunately it does a very good job and in some situations (particularly for low-light pictures) is much easier to use than my ‘normal’ camera, a Nikon D5600.

(Part of a documentation of 2018 exploration/reflection on Brexit and populist movements in Europe, keyword Europe2018)