never forget: edinburgh life
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A webzine I created to highlight aspects of Edinburgh that to me, are memorable and that I will never forget.TRANSCRIPT
Never Forget
I’m Zoe, a 19 year oldstudent living inEdinburgh.Edinburgh. I’ve lived here for over a year now and I think that it is such a beautiful city. I decided to make this webzine to highlight some of the city’s places that are important to me.me. I came here last September to study Physics, but I transfered this time around.
I decided to capture an image of the castle from the view point in Princes Street Gardens. This was to show a different side to the urban city. In places I believe that it is very picturesque and old fashioned. The scenery isis beautiful and void of modern structures and can often be overlooked by the residents here. A lot of Edinburgh with it’s Victorian type architecture can look very traditional, but I believe the modern urban shops overshadow them.overshadow them.
Especially on Princes street. It’s easy to go through the city of Edinburgh, maybe on your way to work or to the shops, without seeing any nature. Nobody really stops to think how lucky they actually are to have such a unique place on their doorstep. unique place on their doorstep.
The beautiful autumn coloured leaves against the hillside and the castle really are breath taking. If I had taken the same picture looking behind me, I would have seen a busy urban high street above, where everyoneeveryone would be too busy to care what was happening below.
It really is an unforgettable image of life in Edinburgh.
The Royal mile is probably the most visited road in Edinburgh by tourists. It is rich in history, running all the way from Holyrood Palace to the Castle. PicturedPictured here is St Giles’ Cathedral, or the High Kirk of Edinburgh, which is situated
I find the history of Edinburgh to be fascinating. Underneath the very road I was stood on when I captured this picture, there used to be an underground city. To thinkthink of all the horrible things that took place there, it makes for such an eerie place, even now.
about a third of the way down the mile. On the floor outside is the Heart of Midlothian, a mosaic that marks the historic point of public execution. This very squaresquare originally was a prison in the 15th century.
Across the road from the
Kirk, is a statue of the
great philosopher David
Hume. Whom for all of
his life, resided in
Edinburgh. During
college, I studied
philosophy,philosophy, specialising
in epistemology, the
theory of knowledge.
David Hume was a
leader in that field, and it
was his work in
empiricism that inspired
me the most. I like to
think of myself as an
empiricist, a person who
believes that knowledge
isis gained from
experiences and that you
are born with no prior
beliefs. This statue is
compromised of him
holding a ‘tabula rasa’,
which literally means
‘blank slate’ in Latin.
The tabula rasa was one
of his main theories that I
studied. It is the idea that
everyoneeveryone is born a blank
slate, and that all
knowledge is gained
from experiences.
This was one of the many
reasons why I am proud
to live in Edinburgh, and
walk the same streets he
walked down all those
years ago.
AsAs you can see one of his
big toes has been worn
away and turned to gold.
It is believed that if you
rub this toe for luck you
will gain eternal wisdom.
I believe that it is rather
ironic.ironic. A man famed for
his scepticism, is now a
symbol of luck for the
superstitious.
I wanted to
include a picture of the
castle, but I didn’t
want the typical shot
from the lawn market,
or of the skyline from
Carlton Hill. I wanted
toto show the castle from
a different, more
natural, perspective.
This is a view from the
rooftop of the National
Museum of Scotland. The
weather was more typical
of an autumn day in
Edinburgh; there were
many clouds in the sky and
itit was dull and cold.
The Museum is a lovely
place to spend an afternoon
exploring. Up on the roof
they have a small
selection of Scottish
flowers, and an unusual
360° view of the city.
InIn my mind this view is
defintitely a more
accurate view of what the
city is really like.
I often wonder what it would look like to see the city from a bird’s perspective. Up here you can see out for miles on a clear day. These pigeons looked as if they too, were sitting in awe of the beautiful view: standing on a rooftop, taking in all the sights with the rest of us.us. Usually when people photograph Edinburgh, I’ve noticed that a lot of things become irrelevant in comparison to the city’s old architecture. Just like these pigeons, but they’re as much a part of the city as we are, and they shouldn’t be forgotten.
Not a lot of people are aware of the Union Canal, reaching from Falkirk to Edinburgh. I walk across the canal every morning to reach university; it’s such a stunningstunning place. Pictured here is one of the many narrow boats that are docked here and its friendly driver giving me
a thumbs up as I took a picture from the road bridge above. The path beside the canal is one of my favourite cycle routes into the city from my flat; it’s quite a hotspot for runnersrunners too. I cycle down it at least once a week to go to a local health food shop in Tollcross.
I always find it such a relaxing place to visit when I have a spare afternoon. Even if the weather isn’t too good, it is still a nice place to get away from the traffic and thethe tourists the mob the city centre.
Before I transferred to
Napier, I studied at
the University of
Edinburgh. This was
one of its student
unions, Teviot Row
House. Teviot is the
oldestoldest purpose built
student union in the
world, opening in
1889. This place has a
lot of memories for
me; it’s where I
always hung out with
mymy friends, met
people for a drink
after class, and where
many special events
were held.
I think it’s such an
amazing building,
inside and out. It
always reminds me of
a tiny castle, which I
believe is iconic of
Edinburgh.
II had to include this
in my magazine, as it
is one of my absolute
favourite places to go
in the city.