2. Get Edinburghized
Edinburgh
were a person, it wouldn‘t be the sort you
would want to be friends with straightaway. It
would stand in the corner of a pub, frowning,
taking big sips of a pint and it most probably
wouldn‘t ever stop moaning about the weather.
So if this isn‘t the kind of person you want to
spend your precious time with, we get it. And
we won‘t blame you.
But you see, if you open up to Our travel magazine became an
Edinburgh, you‘ll end up falling for it. arrangement of our own favourites,
Edinburgh may seem dull on a week‘s interests and sensations - as eclectic
night, but it wouldn‘t be unlikely for as the city and our writers.
you to find a pub where you can tune
in with passionate musicians singing Getting new insights and at the same
old folk songs all night long. time not neglecting the trademarks of
Edinburgh, our articles cover topics
You won´t be finding Edinburgh´s from A, like art galleries to W, like
typical delicacies in a “grande cuisine” weekend guide; from a philosophical
cookbook, but there‘s nothing like a approach to the city, to a self-
good Scottish breakfast on the day experiment with a deep-fried Mars
after a beer-soaked night. Edinburgh‘s Bar.
dark closes all around the Royal Mile,
the typical Scottish courtyards, may Amongst what personally struck us
seem a rough spot to be in when the about this captivating place, we chose
wind comes blowing from the North. to capture the feelings of those who
have been edinburghized before us.
But when the sun finally reaches
them, there‘s no better place to enjoy Locals, people who came to the city
the rare peace and quiet of Old Town for work or for romance, Erasmus
and marvel at the old stone buildings students. With our work we hope to put
around you. some bits of the city‘s incomparable
spirit across to you.
Needless to say, it didn‘t take long for
us to fall for this city – yes, indeed, we And with a pinch of luck, to get you
got edinburghized. just as edinburghized as we are.
by Sabrina Stallone
Editorial

3. CONTENT Get Edinburghized
useful
information what’s going on here?
Map of Edinburgh 6
«United we stand, divided we fall?» 44
Useful vocabulary, language, do’s and don’ts 9
International students in Edinburgh 48
Public transport 12 «I want to catch the view she had» - On the traces of Rowling and Rankin 50
No-budget guide 14
A date with Edinburgh 17 lifestyle
Hostels in Edinburgh 18
Edinburgh’s music scene 54
Shopping beyond Princes Street 56
culture One Day: Edinburgh as a film location 59
Real men wear kilts 60
sights
food
National Museum of Scotland 20
Playhouse 22 & drinks 64
Art Galleries: «Get lost in Edinburgh’s art scene» 24
«I don’t drink whisky» 65
the old edinburgh Eating with bulging cheeks and drinking with big gulps 68
Deep fried Mars bar - a self-experiment 72
True tale, ancient legends or completely made-up stories? 28 Keep calm and eat a cupcake! 74
No ghosts but a lot of history 31
Ghost Tour: «Get a thrill in Edinburgh» 32 Interlude: If inspiration plays hide and seek and your playground is the world 75
What you owe to Scotland 34
nightlife 76
what to do and see
(no title) 77
«Don’t do the obvious to get the vibe of Edinburgh» 36 Mainstream vs. Underground 78
Little Edinburgher Missions 38 For students only! 81
A weekend in Edinburgh 40 Whirling, swirling, twirling 82
excursions 84
St. Andrews and its university belong together 85
Loch Ness: Not a loch for a day trip 86
Highlands: There and back again 88
Glasgow: Rich in contrast and yet matching together 90
Imprint 92

5. Get Edinburghized
Language
by Marlene Melchert
People in Edinburgh are not as
easy to understand as one may
think. At least not in the first
couple of days or maybe weeks
you are there. Why is that?
In Scotland, people speak basi-
cally three languages: English,
Scots and Gaelic.
Gaelic is not very common in
the bigger cities like Edinburgh.
You may find it more on the is-
lands and in the Northern parts
of the country. «Hardly any-
one here speaks Gaelic. I
have only one Gaelic newspa-
per here», the man behind the
counter of a newspaper
shop says.
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6. Get Edinburghized
Even though only an extreme- also encouraged in schools. to tourists. So if you want to
ly remote part of the Scottish “People here are very proud of know more about culture and
population speaks Gaelic, it is their language. If you want to habits, all you have to do is ask.
still very important to them. learn it you’ll have to go to a
According to the Scottish pub - it’s always easier with a Everywhere you go you see Useful vocab
Parliament 81% of the popu- beer”, a young Polish woman, different people from differ- ulary
lation consider Gaelic an im- who has lived in Edinburgh ent cultures and countries aye yes
portant part of the culture. for about four years, says. of the world. They have all baim child
A very long time ago – it is notJust like every language Scots found their way to Edinburgh yill beer
quite sure if hundreds or thou- has its dialects and variations - whether it is for a holiday, cheers bye
sands of years which you can to study or permanently. One dram glass
– the language
came to what
Wha’ even recognize
as a foreigner.
thing every one of them has is
common: they had to learn a
dreich mis
of whiky
erable, dull
fitba footb
all
is now Scot-
land. Its origins ye talkin’ “Why should
I speak Scots
new language, or at least get
used to a different dialect.
hottle hot
howf pub
el
are most likely
to be found in ‘bou’? when talking
to tourists?
kirk churc
picter hoose
na no
h
Northern Ire- Nobody likes cinema
land. However, in the late to repeat himself, right?” stooshie fi
ght
Middle Ages Gaelic grew less Frank grew up in Glasgow. toon town
important and was slowly The Glaswegian dialect is a DONT’ FORGET
replaced by the English lan- very special one because it !
guage. It never vanished com- is stronger than in the other Do not call
a Scotsman E
pletely and can nowadays be parts of Scotland. “We roll the Scotland is nglish!
not England!
learned in special schools. ‘r’ a lot more and leave out Write Whisky
without an ‘
letters and syllables. But nor- Irish whiske e’ (Whiskey
y tastes bad is Irish and
Scots is, like English, a Ger- mally, everyone understands Do not talk )!
about politi
manic language and has ex- me just fine because I con- cs in pubs!
isted for centuries. It is not centrate on speaking slowly.”
related to Gaelic and should
not be confused with a Scot- Most of the people in Scot-
tish dialect in English. Even land’s capital speak English.
though both English and Although it sounds differ-
Scots have the same roots – ent than it does in England,
the “Anglo Saxon” – they de- it is easy to understand.
veloped differently. Scots was Scots endeavour to talk as
influenced by several languag- clearly and comprehensi-
es like French or Norwegian. bly as possible when talking
You can often hear it in lo- to tourists and foreigners.
cal pubs. Many families use Normally, you do not have any
it at home at the dinner table, problems to start a conversa-
and children use it to talk to tion with a Scotsman. Every-
each other. These days it is one is open-minded and used
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Authors
Bianca Chişărău
Carolina Melches
Christine Duensing Layout editors
Imprint
David Förster
David Förster
Elisa Henschel
Dilara Yildirim
Sabrina Stallone
Elisa Henschel
Jürgen Schenker Layout team
Kassandra Puderbach Jürgen Schenker
Lisa Heinz Lu Jin
Lu Jin Sonja Fasbender
Luise Kahnt
Marlene Melchert
Martine Rammer
Nina Schirmer
Sabrina Stallone
Sonja Fasbender
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