Americans travel to Edinburgh Scotland

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ต.ค. 2024
  • This video is about our time and experience driving through the UK and Scotland

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  • @Pumpherstonsmith
    @Pumpherstonsmith ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Only half of Edinburgh is uphill the other half is downhill.

    • @DrSkeff
      @DrSkeff ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Facts.

    • @dunc71
      @dunc71 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What about the part that's level?

    • @gabbymcclymont3563
      @gabbymcclymont3563 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      My head said exactly the same thing, it's the wind in Edinburgh that's a git.

    • @Bruce-1956
      @Bruce-1956 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gabbymcclymont3563 and the horizontal rain.

    • @free..to..air..
      @free..to..air.. ปีที่แล้ว

      That should put them on the straight and narrow

  • @grahammccallum3743
    @grahammccallum3743 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What an enormously likeable people. I'm pleased you enjoyed our country

  • @jamesrowe3606
    @jamesrowe3606 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Kudos for getting the pronunciation of our capital city right. So many Americans say "Edinboro", but you nailed it with "Edinbruh".

    • @Darren.ftk.
      @Darren.ftk. ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Then messed up on loch lomond

    • @jamesrowe3606
      @jamesrowe3606 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Darren.ftk.Yes, but I gave a pass on that one. Just as well they didn't visit Milngavie or Strathaven. 😬

    • @kevingreig8384
      @kevingreig8384 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Perhaps more like Edinburra

    • @RunEdinburgh
      @RunEdinburgh ปีที่แล้ว

      Water of Leth was quite cute though 😂☺️

    • @duncancallum
      @duncancallum ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kevingreig8384 True Kevin it pisses me off that some folks from Auld Reekie cannae even pronounce Edinburra right.

  • @jeremylaynerogers
    @jeremylaynerogers ปีที่แล้ว +8

    We just got back from visiting Edinburgh. It was wonderful, can't wait to go back. This video makes me miss it all the more.

  • @richardperks7366
    @richardperks7366 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    the stadium is for the Edinburgh military tattoo

  • @davidlewington198
    @davidlewington198 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    So glad you loved our Edinburgh the best little city in the world IMO although I am biased being from there!

  • @spyhunter66
    @spyhunter66 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    We are moving to Edinburgh from the US in a few months! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 We can’t wait ❤

    • @janetross8601
      @janetross8601 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Zato you will be very welcome hope you will like living in Edinburgh.!

    • @taystaunton
      @taystaunton  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Make sure to pronounce everything RIGHT or the entire UK population will come after you 😉 There are much bigger problems in this world but they are VERY stressed when it comes to pronunciations.

    • @spyhunter66
      @spyhunter66 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@taystaunton eek well I best not say anything at all 🤣

    • @Soulspinner001
      @Soulspinner001 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@spyhunter66 Don't believe a word of it. We will just give you a very stern and judgemental look...😱

    • @panchomcsporran2083
      @panchomcsporran2083 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@taystauntonspoken as a true Toxan, from Dillas.

  • @nerjadude
    @nerjadude 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 so beautiful
    Edinburgh so beautiful too🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @michellemiller8024
    @michellemiller8024 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Scotland looks gorgeous!!!

  • @stuneil4804
    @stuneil4804 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The Gothic landmark at 8:05 is The Scott Monument. It's a monument to the Scottish author Sir Walter Scott.

  • @kenlongfellow
    @kenlongfellow ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You should really visit the Falkirk Wheel and Kelpies in the Helix Park of Falkirk. Falkirk is a short train ride from Edinburgh (20 min) and these sites are free and spectacular! Also, take a local bus to Rosslyn Chapel (about 30 mins out of Edinburgh). Remarkable stone masonry!!!

  • @ENIS_
    @ENIS_ ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Edinburgh scotland 🤩 I see a lot of beauty in this video ❤️👍

  • @terrybirch239
    @terrybirch239 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Rainy day here in Nottingham UK and TH-cam suggested your video. Really enjoyed it and watched a few more. I liked how positive you are despite the sometimes rubbish food and weather! I especially liked your discovery of Greggs and Wetherspoons! Hope you get to come back and see some more of the country and find some “local” food.

  • @cornwallparanormalresearch2378
    @cornwallparanormalresearch2378 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awesome watch Scotland looks Beautiful. 👌 New subscribers here. 👍

  • @alanharrison
    @alanharrison ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The church right at the beginning is St John's, Princes St, where Joan Baez's grandfather was rector.

  • @suyashmisra7965
    @suyashmisra7965 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tay do you know Sir Sean Connery the actor who play James Bond first time in movies back in 1962-1971 he was born in edinburgh as well in 1930 he died in 2020 in bahamas, do you find anything related to him a street name, statue or any other thing which named after him there?

  • @ukmark62
    @ukmark62 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    York, Oxford and Bath. Not bad....... We are very fortunate in the UK to have so many wonderful places of history and interest on such a small island. I was married to an American lady and lived in Dallas (also Irving and Frisco) from 1995 thru 2006. I think y'all are doing a great job. I find your vlogs very interesting. Less is often more when it comes to filming and your short clips are ideal.
    Of course I'm very biased, but my number one plus for the UK is that you can go from beautiful beaches, gorgeous countryside to fantastic historical buildings, quaint villages and modern cities in such a short period of time. I remember my first "trip" from Dallas was to Austin and that was around 5 hours drive iirc. In 5 hours in the UK you can see so much.....
    Happy you are enjoying your time over here and btw I've been a huge Cowboys fan from a very young age. That was the main reason I chose Dallas over San Francisco back in 1995 when I had a choice of where to work when moving from the UK.

    • @gabbymcclymont3563
      @gabbymcclymont3563 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why is Chester overlooked it's so roman and the Rows are so unusual.

  • @alexnaismith9979
    @alexnaismith9979 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    FYI The Olive tree Deli is in High Street Biggar on the A702 out of Edinburgh. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @margaretmckay-os1sz
    @margaretmckay-os1sz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If you are staying in the Waldorf Astoria you hardly “stumbled “ on Princes Street Gardens!

  • @nagicam6073
    @nagicam6073 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful nature

  • @johnangelini8589
    @johnangelini8589 ปีที่แล้ว

    😮 The Stadium is in fact the esplanade the seating is used during the Edinburgh Tattoo and dismantle after the Tattoo The one o’Clock gun was for the shipping on the Forth to set their time and aid navigation. You missed the Cafe 6a Nicholas Street and Balmoral Hotel Rm 625 where HP was written and finished

  • @stormhawk3319
    @stormhawk3319 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The finest city in Britain
    And I’m English (just don’t tell the Scots!)

    • @sacredgeometry
      @sacredgeometry ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You arent wrong. Its gorgeous (I am Welsh).

  • @DomMGY1
    @DomMGY1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yorkshire is my neck of the woods. Some recommendations for Leeds & York:
    If you want to try a good pub in Leeds, try Whitelocks, very old and quaint. Don't miss all the Victorian shopping arcades in Leeds too, off Briggate.
    When in York you have to try Betty's tea rooms, there is a big queue for a reason. Nice walks along the walls & the river.

  • @conner1260
    @conner1260 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hope you enjoyed 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @tiggerwood8899
    @tiggerwood8899 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did you go to Rose Street? Lots of pubs and bars down there. Rose Street brewery, best pint I've had, Auld Reekie 90 shillings.
    Another enjoyable video. Thank you

  • @bobgoodall1603
    @bobgoodall1603 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The stone rocket never really caught on, or took off, so they changed it to a memorial honouring Sir Walter Scott who wrote lots of adventure stories like Ivanhoe, Rob Roy....etc.

  • @davidbrown5185
    @davidbrown5185 ปีที่แล้ว

    You should have walked to the top of Arthur’s Seat. 👍👍 No visit to Edinburgh is complete without it.

  • @JohnSmith-ki2eq
    @JohnSmith-ki2eq ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Super

  • @PhilipOlsen11
    @PhilipOlsen11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. Interesting to see how you view the UK cities 👍
    Bath and Oxford is stunning. Bath is not to far for me and some done a couple of street photography videos of Bath and a bit of drone and photography over the city of Oxford.

  • @ervinsmoviecorner8748
    @ervinsmoviecorner8748 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cool trip!❤❤

  • @davec5153
    @davec5153 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You should have driven to fort william, thats the best scenery through Glen Coe. Then on to the Isle of Sky, Inverness, then back.

  • @alasdairfinlayson
    @alasdairfinlayson ปีที่แล้ว

    TH-cam the Edinburgh tattoo. There are lots of them. It will give you an idea what the stadium type seating is for near the castle!

  • @jamesrowe3606
    @jamesrowe3606 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I had to smile at the forlorn hope of finding a gift shop in Edinburgh. 🤭

  • @edcase1977
    @edcase1977 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice vids from your whistlestop trip to Scotland. Quick word to the wise though - middle lane driving is badly frowned upon in the UK (and can be dangerous) :)

  • @robertwalters5654
    @robertwalters5654 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That building you on about at Edinburgh Castle is the seating for the Edinburgh tattoo I don't know why they call it that

  • @josephberrie9550
    @josephberrie9550 ปีที่แล้ว

    that large construction in the castle grounds is where the Edinburgh Tattoo is held each year

  • @COMEINTOMYWORLD
    @COMEINTOMYWORLD ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video xx

  • @leereynolds3673
    @leereynolds3673 ปีที่แล้ว

    you need to go to the harry potter studios in Watford just north of london! where the movies were filmed

  • @ewensmith6671
    @ewensmith6671 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice video. Please remember though that Inverness is not Edinburgh and it is Loch and not lock 😅

  • @robnorth480
    @robnorth480 ปีที่แล้ว

    'The Stadium' at The Castle are the stands for the Tattoo which takes place thoughout August.

  • @donner101
    @donner101 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Super.

  • @johngamba4823
    @johngamba4823 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well done with the pronunciation!

    • @Alistair14
      @Alistair14 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agreed, but with the exception of 'Lomond'.... LO-mond not loMOND... 10/10 for Edinburgh!!!

    • @martinedmunds5954
      @martinedmunds5954 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Water of Leith .... pronounced 'Leeth' not 'Lith'

  • @rafini549
    @rafini549 ปีที่แล้ว

    And here i thought Canadians said Loch Lamonde because of the French influence in Canada.. but hearing an American say it that way also warms my heart 😂. You’ll learn that things in Scotland are often pronounced exactly as written.. and other times not (Cockburn street).

    • @janettesinclair6279
      @janettesinclair6279 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      May I politely say that the Scottish pronunciation of Loch Lomond has more of the emphasis on the first syllable not the second.

  • @Bruce-1956
    @Bruce-1956 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very well done with your pronunciation of Edinburgh. Did you not do any research? The 'stadium' is for the internationally reknowned Tattoo, except in Texas. They are churches not cathedrals. Many cities outside Scotland have churches, old buildings and bagpipers, try France for example.

    • @oaktree1626
      @oaktree1626 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Unnecessarily snippy

    • @AA-yc9dq
      @AA-yc9dq ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m convinced Scottish people search for travel blogs of their own country just to piss and moan about the way FOREIGNERS mispronounce the local names. I never see this on videos of Spain, Turkey, Thailand, or even France. It’s annoying.

  • @jamescapaldi6362
    @jamescapaldi6362 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Sound Could Have Been Higher, 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @fleabiter
    @fleabiter ปีที่แล้ว

    kudos for actually getting out of London.

  • @adriankirk4644
    @adriankirk4644 ปีที่แล้ว

    You missed out Newcastle on your way to York, shame it has some of the best nightlife in the North of England. Edinburgh is very much an expensive tourist trap I am sure you found.

  • @bpfromowc
    @bpfromowc ปีที่แล้ว

    Super. 😗

  • @mackemftm74
    @mackemftm74 ปีที่แล้ว

    When they were there it’s probably the tattoo at the castle

  • @BeckyPoleninja
    @BeckyPoleninja ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Loch Lommond is pronounced Loch Low-mond

    • @dunc71
      @dunc71 ปีที่แล้ว

      In Scotland we say loch Lomond

    • @Darren.ftk.
      @Darren.ftk. ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dunc71 I'm from Stirling it is pronounced lowmond

    • @dunc71
      @dunc71 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Darren.ftk. you're just adding an extra letter, it still sounds the same. It's just Lomond. I live at the foot of the Lomond hills in Fife and I have never heard anyone say lowmond

    • @BeckyPoleninja
      @BeckyPoleninja ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@dunc71 Not spelling pronunciation

  • @lorddaver5729
    @lorddaver5729 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It's pronounced The Water of LEETH...

  • @ScottKinnear
    @ScottKinnear ปีที่แล้ว

    Loch Lemon, then Glimpson Viaduct? Or even Loch Lomond then the Glenfinnan viaduct 😄😄😄 I bet you just said those things wrong to see who watched and was paying attention 😄😄

  • @iankelly5387
    @iankelly5387 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow you said 'super' about 100 times in one video!!

    • @taystaunton
      @taystaunton  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Super big thank you for watching my video!

  • @iankelly5387
    @iankelly5387 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the super quick reply😂

  • @amdejl-lz6wq
    @amdejl-lz6wq ปีที่แล้ว

    njoy video

  • @duncancallum
    @duncancallum ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Leith as in teeth😌

  • @Industrialist2015ofUk
    @Industrialist2015ofUk ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Scotland = Single Malt Scotch whisky. Macallan is the very best, i would i have drained their barrels!

    • @Psmith-ek5hq
      @Psmith-ek5hq 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You must have some money!

  • @Theodjinn72
    @Theodjinn72 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your vids. Leith is pronounced leeth by the way :)

  • @happydog3422
    @happydog3422 ปีที่แล้ว

    You didn't need to put Americans in the title. The fact you Scotland after Edinburgh we knew the nationality. Paris - France, London - England etc.

    • @taystaunton
      @taystaunton  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nothin’ wrong with a little Click Bait

    • @lucylane7397
      @lucylane7397 ปีที่แล้ว

      There is a city called London in Ontario Canada

  • @samtan4729
    @samtan4729 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Oh to be so privileged and blissfully unaware of the places you visit! For example, that historic graveyard you walked through looked like Greyfriars Kirkyard, and if so, that is where JK Rowling got the names for the Harry Potter characters.

    • @taystaunton
      @taystaunton  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We are very fortunate to get to see many places of the world! Thanks for your comment!

  • @williambell8282
    @williambell8282 ปีที่แล้ว

    Glenfinnan viaduct has become an irritating tourist cliche. Before 'Harry Potter' became the dominant reason for empty headed tourists to fill the car parks.

  • @wadefite
    @wadefite ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Would Loch Lamont be Loch Lomond?

  • @richard9444
    @richard9444 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did you go and see the underground city ,where half the population lives. ...it's haunted

  • @paulharrison9030
    @paulharrison9030 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Water of Leith - pronounced "Leeth"

  • @scotland638
    @scotland638 ปีที่แล้ว

    Haste ye back.

  • @austinmatthews347
    @austinmatthews347 ปีที่แล้ว

    Its pronounced loch lowmond although its spelt lomond
    Its glenfinnin viaduct

    • @taystaunton
      @taystaunton  ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s definitely ‘Glenfinnan Viaduct’ :)

  • @mrschurchill2998
    @mrschurchill2998 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pronounced water of Lee-th ☺️

    • @dunc71
      @dunc71 ปีที่แล้ว

      The locals call it leith

    • @Soulspinner001
      @Soulspinner001 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dunc71 The locals call it Leif. I believe the 'th' becomes a forced f sound. Also, I grew up there.

    • @dunc71
      @dunc71 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Soulspinner001 yeah but it's still Leith...

  • @celt67
    @celt67 ปีที่แล้ว

    Leith is pronounced the same way as thief.

  • @Peter-yj8fj
    @Peter-yj8fj 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bagpipes,what can i say.as a scotsman i can tell you that nothing would make me happier than if every American tourist adopted one every trip to Scotland and took them back home with you,that endless sqeal that they tell you is music makes me want to jab knitting needles into my eardrums 🤬

    • @sandersson2813
      @sandersson2813 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The bagpipes are insufferable.

  • @Glen-ft8ch
    @Glen-ft8ch 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Patterson will pay !!!

  • @jimthomson3359
    @jimthomson3359 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nailed the pronunciation of edinburgh, but the rest were awful and the ignorance of the Scott Monument was astounding. Why don't people ask locals for the correct info. Not a stadium at the castle but searing for the world famous edinburgh military tattoo.

  • @christinewhitfeld7939
    @christinewhitfeld7939 ปีที่แล้ว

    Congratulations on pronouncing it correctly instead of ''Edinburow'' as most Americans say.

  • @awwdabaaby
    @awwdabaaby ปีที่แล้ว

    So you visit sights in Edinburgh but your focus in Glasgow was food, ok, odd

    • @taystaunton
      @taystaunton  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was starving by the time we got there

  • @FilmsByTaylormade
    @FilmsByTaylormade 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Lock LAMOND

  • @leejones2640
    @leejones2640 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sorry, your accent amuses me, in a kind way I hope, but every time you say "Harry" i hear "hairy"

  • @funny7
    @funny7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    loch low-mond not loch la-monde 🙂

  • @rocketrabble6737
    @rocketrabble6737 ปีที่แล้ว

    The truth is we don't all think that Scottish pipes produce "... beautiful music."

  • @eddiewhite7309
    @eddiewhite7309 ปีที่แล้ว

    Try saying Loch LOW mond 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @woodenseagull1899
    @woodenseagull1899 ปีที่แล้ว

    You do have an advantage speaking English/American. English people don't quite get such a good reception. Albeit it patchy in parts. There is an aggressive anti English party, that rather spoils the relationship between the two Countries!

    • @jswmonkey197
      @jswmonkey197 ปีที่แล้ว

      What a load of tosh.

    • @richardmcdougall233
      @richardmcdougall233 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      l dont think thats quite the case..
      Edinburgh is full of English people that visit and moved there no problems whatsover.
      Edinburgh folk more to be offish to someone from Glasgow 40 mile away !
      But thats only due to being local rivals !

    • @seanmunro1591
      @seanmunro1591 ปีที่แล้ว

      Away and stop havering pish!

    • @jamesdavideastwood6956
      @jamesdavideastwood6956 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      For the record as an English person that lives in Scotland this has _not_ been my experience. No one gives a fuck if you are English. Especially not in Edinburgh where there are tonnes of us.
      I strongly suspect that many of the "I went to Scotland a few times and they hated me every time" stories you hear on the internet are actually from obnoxious hen/stag do members that have miss-understood what attribute about them is hated :D.

    • @botticellirejectbotticelli2668
      @botticellirejectbotticelli2668 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What a load of pish, @woodenseagull

  • @gill2675
    @gill2675 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How mush was the waldorf

    • @taystaunton
      @taystaunton  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It was really nice 😊

  • @NicholasEV1986
    @NicholasEV1986 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hope you guys enjoyed the greatest city in the world, in the greatest country in the world. I'm being a bit biased 😂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿.

    • @peterthofer6944
      @peterthofer6944 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Been to many places, and yes this was one of my favourites

    • @sandersson2813
      @sandersson2813 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Greatest country in the world?😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂