http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: thisISedinburgh - no, REALLY en Wed, 13 May 2026 05:48:09 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266&page=2#post-143778 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 02:32:31 +0000 Focus 143778@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@ <em>Murun Buchstansangur</em></p> <p>Along with being annoyed taxis can go through the Park, I also find it sad that the website even encourages visitors to take a taxi into the Park rather than simply <em>walking</em> through it (or hiring a bike of course). It smacks of the type of person whose idea of riding a bike is to put it on top of their gas-guzzler and driving out of the city to ride around for 10 minutes before driving home again.</p> <p>If you're going to encourage visitors to walk up the hill, encourage them to walk <em>to</em> the Park too - the city centre isn't exactly massive! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266&page=2#post-143735 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 16:20:54 +0000 ARobComp 143735@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I remember going on a headtorch-lit run up Arthurs seat some time ago and getting to the top. Watching the sunrise over east lothian - was lovely. Just getting ready to head down and found 2 tourists huddled on the west side of the summit in some rocks gazing resolutely west with their cameras at the ready. Had to disapoint them. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266&page=2#post-143720 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 15:10:01 +0000 kaputnik 143720@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>To watch the sun rise over Edinburgh one would have to be in the western Pentlands I reckons. Out by Harperrigg somewhere. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266&page=2#post-143713 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 14:44:10 +0000 Murun Buchstansangur 143713@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Watching the sun rise over Edinburgh (well, what most tourists think of as Edinburgh) would be a good trick. One is of course welcome to watch the sunrise over East Lothian.</p> <p>And it still pees me off that taxis are allowed to use Holyrood Park. For all the talk on EEN about cyclists as a special interest group, taxis &amp; their drivers appear to be able to bend laws &amp; regulations to their will with amazing frequency... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266&page=2#post-143669 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 11:37:09 +0000 EddieD 143669@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"An arthritic tortoise could make it from Dunsapie Loch to the top of Arthur's Seat in under 30 minutes. Who writes this stuff? "</p> <p>Aye, but your average punter can't beat an arthiritic tortoise best out of 3. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266&page=2#post-143661 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 11:00:13 +0000 chdot 143661@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>These days <em>some</em> stayupallnighters start with Beltane </p> <p>At least tINe knows about that </p> <p><a href="http://www.thisisedinburgh.org.uk//whats-on/beltane-fire-festival" rel="nofollow">http://www.thisisedinburgh.org.uk//whats-on/beltane-fire-festival</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266&page=2#post-143658 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 10:54:48 +0000 chdot 143658@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> "About four o'clock in the morning there is an unusual stir; a great opening of area gates, and ringing of bells, and a "gathering" of folk of all clans, arrayed in all the colours of the rainbow; and a hurrying of gay throngs of both sexes through the King's-park to Arthur's-seat. </p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.geocities.ws/dagonet_uk/maydew02.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.geocities.ws/dagonet_uk/maydew02.htm</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266&page=2#post-143657 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 10:54:15 +0000 wingpig 143657@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>When I was a student the stay-up-the-hill-all-night thing was always in October at the end of Freshers' Week, though very few people stayed until sunrise.</p> <p>Every time I've been up there at sunrise I've never seen the sun (appear to) rise over Edinburgh. Norberwick or Tranent or Dalkeith, perhaps. Also it's impossible to see the entire city as there are several other hills in the way. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266&page=2#post-143655 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 10:51:08 +0000 chdot 143655@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Or May</p> <p>"</p> <p>The slopes of the hill facing Holyrood are where young girls in Edinburgh traditionally bathe their faces in the dew on May Day to make themselves more beautiful. The poem 'Auld Reekie', written by Robert Fergusson in 1773, contains the lines:<br /> On May-day, in a fairy ring,<br /> We've seen them round St Anthon's spring,<br /> Frae grass the cauler dew draps wring<br /> To weet their een,<br /> And water clear as crystal spring<br /> To synd them clean</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur%27s_Seat" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur%27s_Seat</a></p> <p>Meanwhile tISe -</p> <p>"</p> <p>Search Results</p> <p>There were no results for May Day</p> <p>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266&page=2#post-143654 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 10:46:02 +0000 AKen 143654@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Watching the sun rise from Arthur's Seat is the kind of thing you'd do in June rather than Feb, isn't it? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266&page=2#post-143652 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 10:37:40 +0000 Morningsider 143652@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>An arthritic tortoise could make it from Dunsapie Loch to the top of Arthur's Seat in under 30 minutes. Who writes this stuff? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266&page=2#post-143648 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 10:03:19 +0000 amir 143648@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>What's this sun you speak of?</p> <p>&lt;/forgets yesterday&gt; </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266&page=2#post-143646 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 09:55:39 +0000 chdot 143646@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>A must see guide of what to do in Edinburgh for those with only 24 hours to spend in Scotland’s beautiful and bustling capital city.</p> <p>...</p> <p>4AM: ARTHUR’S SEAT FOR SUNRISE </p> <p>Finally, one last amazing view to round off your day, but you’ll have to work for this one. By now, you’ll no doubt have spotted Arthur’s Seat, the 251m high extinct volcano that sits in the middle of Edinburgh. There’s a variety of ways to get to the top, but probably one of the quickest is to take a taxi to Dunsapie Loch, from where it’ll only take about 30 minutes of easy climbing. Offering an amazing panorama of the entire city and far, far beyond in each direction, watching the sun rise over Edinburgh is an unforgettable experience. Just make sure you’re wrapped up warm!</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.thisisedinburgh.org.uk/discover/itineraries/24-hour" rel="nofollow">http://www.thisisedinburgh.org.uk/discover/itineraries/24-hour</a></p> <p>Clearly tISe lives in a different universe. Sunrise was 7:07 today. </p> <p>Sunrise June 21st 4:26 </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266&page=2#post-143518 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 02:13:00 +0000 Focus 143518@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You may have noticed that the Meadows being referred to as the site of the Nor Loch has now been corrected, or bizarrely, removed rather then corrected.</p> <p>I challenged a number of my friends online to spot the error and the first to reply is originally from... Detroit! (Albeit a former university student here and shortly to become resident again). She was so dismayed that such a schoolboy error could be made that she emailed them to point out their mistake.</p> <p>The response? </p> <p>"<em>Very many thanks indeed for taking the time to visit our new website and for your valuable feedback. What a blooper. We have now updated the relevant section within the website</em>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266&page=2#post-143511 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 00:12:27 +0000 chdot 143511@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>As part of the newly launched campaign “This is Edinburgh”, a social media extravaganza will see three camera crews tour the city to live-stream highlights of what it has to offer and raise awareness of its attractions among people living and working in the city.</p> <p>The project – #thisisedinburgh24 – is a massive production which organisers say no other city has previously attempted.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/social-media-bid-to-bring-business-to-city-centre-1-3317563" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/social-media-bid-to-bring-business-to-city-centre-1-3317563</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266&page=2#post-143390 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 23:41:18 +0000 chdot 143390@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Worth a try. </p> <p>Don't forget @edinburgh. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266&page=2#post-143387 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 23:31:59 +0000 tk 143387@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If we post pictures of potholes with the #ThisIsEdinburgh hastag on Twitter will they get fixed more quickly? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266&page=2#post-143329 Sat, 22 Feb 2014 20:17:39 +0000 Focus 143329@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's the <strike>Waverley Shopping Centre</strike> Princes Mall which feels abandoned, not the St James Centre. Not sure where that fallacy arose from. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266&page=2#post-143324 Sat, 22 Feb 2014 18:39:03 +0000 chdot 143324@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"but can't find it anywhere"</p> <p>I doubt if it's <em>public</em>. </p> <p>It'll be 'owned' by CEC and its arms length marketing company. </p> <p>Oh... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266&page=2#post-143321 Sat, 22 Feb 2014 18:26:20 +0000 chrisfl 143321@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've been hunting for the actual survey quoted, but can't find it anywhere... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266&page=2#post-143293 Sat, 22 Feb 2014 15:06:53 +0000 crowriver 143293@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Morningsider, are you daring to suggest that journalists love stirring the pot in the absence of any real proof, in order to cause controversy? Well I never. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266#post-143292 Sat, 22 Feb 2014 15:06:05 +0000 chdot 143292@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"What does this mean? Three-quarters of Edinburgh residents didn't visit the city centre for several years"</p> <p>Well, (suggestion), the further people live from Princes Street <em>and</em> have a car the less the attraction of the city centre. </p> <p>Though as people were surveyed in various places <em>including</em> Morningside you do have to wonder at the figures! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266#post-143289 Sat, 22 Feb 2014 14:42:16 +0000 Morningsider 143289@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>What does this mean? Three-quarters of Edinburgh residents didn't visit the city centre for several years, or three-quarters found visiting the city centre off-putting. I can't believe that the majority of Edinburgh residents avoided the city centre because of some road works (annoying though they may have been). Particularly given that the same proportion are now apparently happy to visit several times per month.</p> <p>Also, describing the "abandoned feel" of the St James centre is clearly nonsense - I was there a few weeks ago and it was rammed. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266#post-143283 Sat, 22 Feb 2014 13:54:14 +0000 chdot 143283@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>As I was saying -</p> <p>"</p> <p>CRIPPLING tram works put nearly three-quarters of residents off venturing into the city centre, according to a hard-hitting report commissioned to gauge the damage they caused. </p> <p>...</p> <p>John Donnelly, chief 
executive of Marketing Edinburgh, said: “This campaign is designed to appeal to ­residents, so it was crucially ­important that we listened to their views and understood how to best attract them back to the ­city centre.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/tram-works-hell-pushed-residents-away-1-3315929" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/tram-works-hell-pushed-residents-away-1-3315929</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266#post-143282 Sat, 22 Feb 2014 13:37:47 +0000 kaputnik 143282@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>seems to be suggesting that the Meadows used to be the location of the 'Nor Loch'. </em></p> <p>Meadows was the Borough Loch (hence Boroughloch), below the Borough Muir (hence Boroughmuir). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266#post-143280 Sat, 22 Feb 2014 12:43:11 +0000 chdot 143280@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I'm sure that was actually in what is now Princes Street gardens."</p> <p>Yep. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266#post-143279 Sat, 22 Feb 2014 12:42:12 +0000 chdot 143279@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"it's not for us, we who live here"</p> <p>Not sure about that. </p> <p>Not for 'us' us, but certainly for all those who have 'abandoned' shopping/socialising in the city centre because of the tram (allegedly). </p> <p>This includes people who live <em>in</em> Edinburgh. </p> <p>For 'tourists' <em>thinking</em> of coming here anything that highlights the interesting and unusual is a good thing. </p> <p>I fear the council may not get its money's worth. </p> <p>(Obviously I realise that there is a lot more than this web site BUT the younger visitors will almost certainly be using their smartphones.)</p> <p>The site behaves badly on an iPhone. There is no 'full site' option - which is usually preferable for viewing/navigation. </p> <p>The copy is (presumably) from an existing tourist site -</p> <p>"</p> <p>A short drive north of Edinburgh’s city centre lies the suburb of Cramond. This popular residential area built around a former fishing community, is a delightful spot to stroll and enjoy the colourful boats in its small harbour, feed the swans and ducks or people watch with a coffee and cake at the small café overlooking the promenade which sits in a charming row of whitewashed houses. Across the causeway is Cramond Island and on a fine day, with an eye on the tide, walkers stride out to the island to watch the sea birds and enjoy a picnic. Cramond’s lengthy promenade is a firm favourite for dog walkers, rollerbladers and cyclists. It’s a lovely spot to take in the views across the Firth of Forth.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.thisisedinburgh.org.uk/discover/must-see/edinburgh-seaside" rel="nofollow">http://www.thisisedinburgh.org.uk/discover/must-see/edinburgh-seaside</a></p> <p><em>That</em> "cyclists" is the only one in 'search'. </p> <p>"Cyclist" 'not found'. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266#post-143278 Sat, 22 Feb 2014 12:21:00 +0000 dg145 143278@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm not sure it's entirely accurate, either.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thisisedinburgh.org.uk/things-to-do/activities/outdoors/" rel="nofollow">http://www.thisisedinburgh.org.uk/things-to-do/activities/outdoors/</a></p> <p>This page (under Parks, Gardens and Walks) seems to be suggesting that the Meadows used to be the location of the 'Nor Loch'. I'm sure that was actually in what is now Princes Street gardens. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266#post-143277 Sat, 22 Feb 2014 12:12:40 +0000 crowriver 143277@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I don't really see the problem here (other than perhaps the cost). It's the kind of local boosterist publicity campaign that cities across Europe do. </p> <p>Yes, web site, design, etc. could be better but it's not for us, we who live here. It's for <em>them</em>. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12266#post-143273 Sat, 22 Feb 2014 11:51:51 +0000 chdot 143273@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>Searching for Walking returned 5 results</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.thisisedinburgh.org.uk/search-results?search=Walking" rel="nofollow">http://www.thisisedinburgh.org.uk/search-results?search=Walking</a> </p>