EDINBURGH EXPLORER Unknown Past Discovering Cramond’s Roman History Sweet Edinburgh Bibi’s Cupcake Temptation Occupy Edinburgh From Wall Street to St. Andrew Square From no God to God Particle Edinburgh`s Great Minds Ghosts-Hunting Terrifying Adventures in the Scottish Capital Edinburgh`s Nightlife Like a Fortune Cookie: You don`t know what you get! 1 Contents Edinburgh ABC Christos Kambouris 6 Faces of Edinburgh 11 In the Streets of Edinburgh Sophie Luise Bauer 12 She who Stands in the Cold Edith Daibel 14 Go but Don`t Come Back Tomorrow Monika Weiß 16 Bagpipes on the Rocks Jasmin Kriegelstein, Andrea Beres 20 Timeless Tradition Edith Daibel 22 From Wallstreet to St. Andrews Square Edith Daibel, Christos Kambouris 26 German - Most Spoken in Scotland Amongst Tourists Monika Weiß 32 Sugarholic`s Paradise Andrea Beres 38 Fitness Unusual Sophie Luise Bauer 40 From God to No God Particle Christos Kambouris 46 An Old School Motion Sophie Luise Bauer 50 Let`s Entertain You Sophie Luise Bauer 56 Welcome to Edin, Bro! Christos Kambouris 62 Nightfever, Nightfever Sophie Luise Bauer 66 Phantoms and Ghosts Caroline Wimmer 70 Rediscovering Cramond`s Roman Past Jasmin Kriegelstein 78 Wildlife at First Hand Jasmin Kriegelstein, Andrea Beres 82 Pony for Sale Andrea Beres 84 German Christmas Special Jasmin Kriegelstein, Monika Weiß 86 The Authors 88 Imprint 90 5 ibs or Hearts - Which side are you on? Edinburgh ABC H www.hibernianfc.co.uk/page/Home , www.heartsfc.co.uk/page/Home ...it‘s as easy as 123 rn Bru – Have Scotland’s other national drink. IOne that is even prohibited in the U.S.A. www.irn-bru.co.uk words by Christos Kambouris azz & Blues Festival – In July the Jazz World photographs by Andrea Beres Jmeets here. You won‘t find Miles Davis, but may- be Elvis... www.edinburghjazzfestival.com ilt – Grab yourself a kilt in one of the plenty Kkilt shops around the city. Don‘t forget to put rthurs Seat – Just like King Arthur, if you be- lephant House – Sit at the table where J.K. on some underwear, ‚cause wind can be real tricky Alieve the legends, you can look down on the ERowling wrote her first two Harry Potters. You in Edinburgh. www.nicolsonkiltmakers.co.uk city from a height of 250,5 m. Its main peak was might spot Lord Voldemort in some corner. formed by an extinct volcano. 21 George IV Bridge, www.elephanthouse.biz eith – The new trendy burgh. Look for the sets Lof the film Trainspotting. Leave out the heroin. otanic Garden – 15,000 plant species need a lot armers Market – Over 55 specialist producers www.leithhistory.co.uk Bof water. Pretty lucky that there are 16 days of Fwait for you, every Saturday. Try a fried choco- ueen‘s Galley – Located in the Palace of Holy- precipitation on an average month in Edinburgh. late bar. 13 Blair Street, edical School – Part of the University of Ed- Qroodhouse with changing exhibitions. Don‘t 20 Inverleith Row, www.rbge.org.uk www.edinburghfarmersmarket.co.uk Minburgh. Charles Darwin studied here, got run into Lizzie. sick of the weather and fled to the Galapagos Is- Canon Gate, Royal Mile, www.royalcollection.org.uk ramond Island – An Isle you can walk to. Je- lands. Lucky Bastard. Csus might get jealous, but watch the tide. 47 Little France Crescent, www.ed.ac.uk/ oyal Mile – The main thoroughfare of the Old www.britishbeaches.info medicine-vet-medicine RTown. From the top of Castle Rock down to Holyrood Abbey you walk about ...? Right, you olly, the sheep – First mammal to be cloned. orth Berwick – Visit the Scottish Seabird smart ass, exactly one Scots mile. DVisit her at the National Museum of Scot- NCenter. Sure you‘ll spot some seals, if so, www.edinburgh-royalmile.com land. Feeding prohibited! don‘t slay them! Chambers Street, www.nms.ac.uk, Admission Free 7 Beach Rd, www.seabird.org, Admission £7.15 tand Comedy Club – Visit Open Mic Night on SMondays. Don‘t sit near the stage. Why? Just ink Burger – A whole hog in the shop win- trust me! Odow. And you can have a part of it. You are 5 York Pl, www.thestand.co.uk, Admission £2 what you eat, mate. 34 Victoria Street, www.oinkhogroast.co.uk oddy- You‘ve caught a cold and think the best reyfriars Kirkyard – Lay some flowers at the Tway to get rid of it is going to bed. Wrong! Go Ggrave of Bobby. The town’s most famous dog. rinces Street – Shop till you drop. to a Pub and order yourself a Toddy. Doesn‘t work? Please leave your cat at home. P www.princes-street.com Order another! 2 Greyfriars Place, www.greyfriarskirk.com 71-73 York Place , www.nicholsonspubs.co.uk 6 7 I like Edinburgh, because ...I like Edinburgh ... nited Kingdom – You‘re damn right. Edin- hisky Experience - The World’s Largest Uburgh is located in the UK. Next! WCollection of Scotch Whisky. Go for it, and www.maps.google.de try them all. 354 Castlehill, www.scotchwhiskyexperience.co.uk aults – Explore Edinburgh‘s Underground. VDon‘t you ever go alone. Ever! -Factor Cabin – Chose a song. Impress the www.mercattours.com Xjudges. You can be Paul Potts, hopefully not by looks. Princes Mall, Upper Mall, www.shopprincesmall.com , Fee: £3 each recording acht Britannia – The ship of the Royal Family Yfor 40 years. Now at the Ocean Terminal of Leith. Welcome on board, your highness. www.royalyachtbritannia.co.uk ebra Crossings – There a few. So watch out, Zcars in Scotland drive on the wrong side. Western General Hosptial Crewe Road South, www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk „... because it`s a charming old city. With its castle in the middle, the position of the city between Highlands an sea - great!“ Claudia Rosenthal, 46, stallholder on the Christmas market, from Berlin 8 In the Streets of Edinburgh words by Sophie Luise Bauer photographs by Caroline Wimmer early midnight in Edinburgh. My flatmate reason why he chooses to perform on the streets Nand I are heading home after an evening of rather than in the bars and clubs any more. The exploring the backyards. As we pass the Grass- power that you experience listening to him out- market, we can hear from afar the raw sound of side may not be captured indoors, as the size of the music. Magically attracted, we stand in front of a room places limitations on how far he can push it. musician with a powerful and hypnotic voice. It goes right through us. The yellow light of the tunnel Then he discloses some incredible stories he is standing in creates a mystic atmosphere. His of his experiences so far. One of them was about clothes are those of a veteran performer. His locks when he got his first gig in Edinburgh. He had ar- are flying in the wind and his hands are swollen and rived in the city and was looking around for work blue from the icy cold. Expressive and clear, he per- in some of the bars. He found work in the bar called forms the last lines of “Hotel California” from The “Opium”. This post was short lived because of a dis- Eagles. Only when he finishes his song does he reg- pute about wages with the manager, for which he ister us, looking at us with alert and striking eyes. was fired. Having no work and no income he de- As if to ask what his new found audience is asking cided to give busking a go and played outside the of him. bar that he had been fired from. He had decided during the week to shave his head and because of His name is Martin Kelly from Killimer, Coun- this, when the manager heard him sing, he did not ty Clare (Ireland) and he has just arrived in town know who he was. He went on to offer him a gig in after a five year absence. He has been travelling the the very pub that he had been let go from the previ- world and living the free life of a busker. So I ask ous week. Martin couldn`t believe his ears but went him why he had decided to return to this city af- along with it. He was offered £50 and free drink. ter being gone for so long. He says it was because And only after agreeing to do it, did he reveal who of its spirit. “Once you could make a good living on he was. That was back in 2005. After a long time the streets of Edinburgh”, he explains, adding re- touring the world he settled down in Galway but gretfully that it seems at the present moment that the quiet life was not ment for him as he missed the this is no longer the case. Things have changed liberty that came with busking. He chose to leave a over the years. “There seems to be a lot more of a very successful career as a manager of a marketing seedy side to the streets nowadays.” I ask him why he company and went back to what he loved, his life has picked this place to perform than on the busy as a busker. Grassmarket. He answers with a proud smile on his face: “My voice has improved over the years since I I would like to give him a hot drink but all I left and in turn the power of delivery is not for the can offer is a few coins, which he more than de- faint hearted people who live on the Grassmarket.” serves, so that he may pay his hostel for the night.