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View of Kenmore from the banks of Loch Tay in the autumn

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gisforgeorgina

🍂 A country mouse living in the city
📔 Particularly fond of books and buildings
☕️ Usually found in Edinburgh | Scotland
✉️ gisforgeorgina@gmail.com

“Reader, I married him.” {Charlotte Brontë} ~

“I’m restless. Things are calling me away. My

“That house was … a perfect house, whether you

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“There is freedom waiting for you, on the breeze

Ad “The real voyage of discovery consists not in $Ad “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. {Marcel Proust} ~ I've fallen in love with Edinburgh many times over the years. There’s always something new that gets me—a particularly pretty doorway, a beautiful bookshop, a new (usually very old) building I haven’t spotted before. You can wander around Edinburgh for years and still find something you’ve never noticed before, particularly if you step off the beaten track! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When @visitscotland got in touch and asked if I’d like to showcase Edinburgh as part of their #hametowntourist campaign, I thought I’d take the chance to explore some of the city’s hidden gems - the quieter locations that don’t get nearly as much love as they deserve! I know for many visiting cities will feel a little different this year and stepping away from the hustle and bustle is a wonderful way to discover a side of the city you might never have experienced otherwise. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So here are some postcards from my wanders off the beaten track, including the beautiful view from Blackford Hill, elegant Ann Street, and my favourite neighbourhood, the Shore (home to one of Edinburgh’s finest coffee houses @williams_and_johnson_coffee and my favourite local farmer’s market @leithcommunitycroft!) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ There’s a full weekend itinerary on my blog (link in bio!) and I also took the chance to revisit some of my favourite indie bookshops (here’s looking at you @armchairbooksedinburgh, @toppingsedin, @goldenharebooks to name a few) so, bookworms, this one is for you too! ☺️$