With the trip up Arthur's Seat seeming just a bit too strenuous the other week, I decided upon Calton Hill for a panoramic view of the city. Given the fact I've never lived more than 50 miles away from Edinburgh City Centre, it's appalling that I'd never been up before, but I'll definitely be back. \n\nIt houses the eerie National Monument, the Royal Observatory and some tower I can't remember the name of, but the real moneyshot up here i the views. On a sunny day, it really is absolutely jaw dropping. \n\nOddly enough, it's the viewpoint that looks out onto Leith and the Northern suburbs rather than the one onto Prince's Street and the castle that impresses most. From the two Forth Bridges to the oil tankers out at sea, to rows of tightly packed tenements and buses and pedestrians going about their business, there's simply just too much to take in. \n\nMy fairly ham-fisted, boring depiction doesn't do it justice, just go up and have a look it really is jaw-dropping, and simply one of the most stunning urban views I've seen, anywhere. \n\nP.S. Unless you're George Michael, don't go alone at night unless you're prepared for some unwanted attention, and a good shafting.
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