Shout out from June Grant in NZ born in Edinburgh played as a kid in and out all those areas as we lived in Johnston Terrace opposite the Castle. Been in NZ for 36 years and visit the Auld Toon when I can. Sitting in bed with a cup of tea watching your guided tours is fantastic. Thanks so much.❤
I was in Edinburgh in 2018 and 2019. 2018 was a round trip through Scotland. I fell in love with Scotland then and have been ever since. But I couldnt walk even a mile with my healing foot now. So I am more than grateful that you take me on these tours. I am going to watch everyone of them since I admire your background knowledge and the stories being told about those lovely old places. They bring the times gone by back to life.
What a wonderful and productive 44 minutes. Loved every bit of it. I have been staying in the city for the last few years and visited all these places and today they became really meaningful. Subscribed straight away.
Thank you Joe and Mike this video is fantastic.. particularly because the info you supplied about the sculpture heads (the architect) was an apartment I stayed in when I last visited Edinburgh… I have so much love for Scotland and the Scottish people and I can’t wait to get back as soon as possible for a visit.. hello to you all the way from Melbourne, Australia…
I have lived in Edinburgh for 45 years, though most of that was spent in the Merchant Navy, these videos are GREAT! Learned a lot to tell my Spanish friends, thank you very much!
Thank you Uni. Glad you enjoyed our virtual tour and thanks for commenting. Hope you will subscribe to our channel. We love what we do. Best regards from Edinburgh. Joe and Mike
I would go to English language school located on The Royal Mile. I wanted to go further study for Edinburgh university and get involved in the tourism industry like you doing now. Unfortunately it didn't come true with my health condition. Now I"m qualified to be a tour guide for foreign tourists in Japan. I'm learning how to guide from you. Your technique is authentic. I'm so glad to know about the origin of the loo😂
Hello Joe and Mike! I am from Hong Kong. Thank you for sharing so much interesting information about Scotland. It gives me a strong desire to visit this beautiful place without hesitation. I will definitely not miss visiting all the Close that you guys have mentioned.
Hi Simon, Glad you are enjoying our tours. Remember you can join us live on Facebook on Piping SCOT Tours every Monday 3:00pm our time. Let us know when you come to Scotland. We can maybe organise a personal tours for you. All the best, Mike and Joe.
Fionnah Saunders, excellent tour of auld reekie, I spent some years at the old Edinburgh Royal Infrmary and often explored the those places.Wished I had stayed for longer ..... Please do a tour of its medical and veterinary areas too.Greetings from Zimbabwe .
Thank you Fiona. Great to know you enjoyed our tour. We continue to look to new areas to cover and thanks for your suggestions. We will definitely take these on board. All the best, Mike and Joe.
I have read that Lawnmarket is called like this because of Land market which took place here - people sell products from the land - milk, butter, etc. as well as cloth, linen and yarn. Never heard of drying stuff here. From where water was taken in those times? Which version is correct?
Absolutely brilliant. Loved this a lot. Just one critique, please try and hold the camera more steady when possible. Quite hard to watch at times. Cheers!
Yes we certainly do in-person tours. You can find Mike on pipingscottours.com Or message directly on piping.scot.tours@gmail.com I will post Joe’s details in a separate message
Thank you. We must have a closer look next time. Maybe you would like to subscribe to our RUclips channel to see more of our tours. Enjoy. Joe and Mike 🙂🙂
Doing the live tours without a script we often make the occasional “fluff”. Yes “kirk”or church has a Scandinavian origin. All the best and thanks for watching.
During the 17c my ggggparents lived in Edinburgh. I had their address and wanted to see what it looked like. Sadly it had been knocked down during the building of Edinburgh University, more than likely as an add on to the University, which is very old anyway. The area was called Mahogany Land. I was very happy that it was the Student Union building. With all the other addresses I had the buildings were still remaining. I was born in a little village just outside Edinburgh. Funny he should mention ER11, if you look at the verses of 'God save the Queen' the 7th verse is all about 'slaughtering all Scot's'. No wonder the Scottish don't like her. Hypocritical of her to spend her holidays there.
Shout out from June Grant in NZ born in Edinburgh played as a kid in and out all those areas as we lived in Johnston Terrace opposite the Castle. Been in NZ for 36 years and visit the Auld Toon when I can. Sitting in bed with a cup of tea watching your guided tours is fantastic. Thanks so much.❤
Absolutely loved this and would highly recommend it. I live only 30 minutes away from Edinburgh and I still learned a lot 😃
I was in Edinburgh in 2018 and 2019. 2018 was a round trip through Scotland. I fell in love with Scotland then and have been ever since. But I couldnt walk even a mile with my healing foot now. So I am more than grateful that you take me on these tours. I am going to watch everyone of them since I admire your background knowledge and the stories being told about those lovely old places. They bring the times gone by back to life.
very enjoyable and interesting. well presented!
Such wonderful city for nice walk everyday
"Kirk" is not the Scottish name for "Scotland". It is the Scottish name for "Church"
What a wonderful and productive 44 minutes. Loved every bit of it. I have been staying in the city for the last few years and visited all these places and today they became really meaningful.
Subscribed straight away.
Thank you for the comment. We love what we do and glad you enjoyed it also. Joe and Mike
Thank you Joe and Mike this video is fantastic.. particularly because the info you supplied about the sculpture heads (the architect) was an apartment I stayed in when I last visited Edinburgh… I have so much love for Scotland and the Scottish people and I can’t wait to get back as soon as possible for a visit.. hello to you all the way from Melbourne, Australia…
I have lived in Edinburgh for 45 years, though most of that was spent in the Merchant Navy, these videos are GREAT! Learned a lot to tell my Spanish friends, thank you very much!
Hej Joe and Mike
I enjoyed very much your guide. Thank you for sharing. (Denmark)
Thank you Uni. Glad you enjoyed our virtual tour and thanks for commenting. Hope you will subscribe to our channel. We love what we do. Best regards from Edinburgh. Joe and Mike
Beautiful town. Nice people. Must have seen . First trip in 1995.amazing
Wonderful to follow these tours of beautiful Edinburgh! Thanks, Joe and Mike. ❤️😊
Thank you for the comment and so glad you are enjoying them. We love guiding this amazing city. Joe and Mike.
I would go to English language school located on The Royal Mile. I wanted to go further study for Edinburgh university and get involved in the tourism industry like you doing now. Unfortunately it didn't come true with my health condition. Now I"m qualified to be a tour guide for foreign tourists in Japan. I'm learning how to guide from you. Your technique is authentic. I'm so glad to know about the origin of the loo😂
Even though I live in Edinburgh I love the tours ❤️
Thank you, great to know and glad you are enjoying them.
well done Mike & Joe. looking forward to your next live broadcast 20 July @ 3pm
Thank you Dot. We are having a lot of fun doing these. All the best and stay safe, Mike
Hello Joe and Mike! I am from Hong Kong. Thank you for sharing so much interesting information about Scotland. It gives me a strong desire to visit this beautiful place without hesitation. I will definitely not miss visiting all the Close that you guys have mentioned.
Hi Simon,
Glad you are enjoying our tours. Remember you can join us live on Facebook on Piping SCOT Tours every Monday 3:00pm our time.
Let us know when you come to Scotland. We can maybe organise a personal tours for you. All the best, Mike and Joe.
Love these tours and I’m from Glasgow , the next time I visit Edinburgh I’ll look out these places of interest.
Sandra Paterson glad you are enjoying them. We plan to do more and cover some of the lesser known areas of the Old Town. Keep watching. 👍
A Scot saying Kirk means Scotland !? Nae lad! A Kirk is a church.
Yeh I'd like someone to address this how can you make such a mistake this must surely be a slip of the tongue
always brings me loads of memories when I studied at university of Edinburgh , absolutely most beautiful city in my heart
Great job guys. 👏👏
Fionnah Saunders, excellent tour of auld reekie, I spent some years at the old Edinburgh Royal Infrmary and often explored the those places.Wished I had stayed for longer ..... Please do a tour of its medical and veterinary areas too.Greetings from Zimbabwe .
Thank you Fiona. Great to know you enjoyed our tour. We continue to look to new areas to cover and thanks for your suggestions. We will definitely take these on board. All the best, Mike and Joe.
I have read that Lawnmarket is called like this because of Land market which took place here - people sell products from the land - milk, butter, etc. as well as cloth, linen and yarn. Never heard of drying stuff here. From where water was taken in those times? Which version is correct?
Absolutely brilliant. Loved this a lot. Just one critique, please try and hold the camera more steady when possible. Quite hard to watch at times. Cheers!
Thank you for the comment and advice. We are improving as we go. Glad you enjoyed it.
Do you give in person tours? If so how do we find you? We are coming for a visit Feb 2022. Thank you.
Yes we certainly do in-person tours.
You can find Mike on
pipingscottours.com
Or message directly on
piping.scot.tours@gmail.com
I will post Joe’s details in a separate message
Here are Joe’s contact :
Website
scotlandwithjoe.co.uk/virtual-tours
Having zoomed in, it looks like it is a piglet the hawk is carrying, not a mouse.
Thank you. We must have a closer look next time. Maybe you would like to subscribe to our RUclips channel to see more of our tours. Enjoy. Joe and Mike 🙂🙂
Houses of Parliament was designed by Charles Barry. Pugin did the interior only
Thank you for that. All noted
All the best, Joe and Mike.
I think he just had a bit of a senior moment saying it meant scotland I have always known kirk as a church ⛪
Doing the live tours without a script we often make the occasional “fluff”.
Yes “kirk”or church has a Scandinavian origin.
All the best and thanks for watching.
Beautiful clothes
Thank you. All part of our cultural identity.
The Hub is NOT the highest building in Edinburgh! Maybe in the Old Town, but not in entire city. The highest is St Mary's Episcopal Church!
I thought Kirk meant church , not Scotland ?
So sad to see edinburgh deserted!
Perhaps what you meant to say was "Kirk is NOT the Scottish word for Scotland..." 🤦🏻♂️
During the 17c my ggggparents lived in Edinburgh. I had their address and wanted to see what it looked like. Sadly it had been knocked down during the building of Edinburgh University, more than likely as an add on to the University, which is very old anyway. The area was called Mahogany Land. I was very happy that it was the Student Union building. With all the other addresses I had the buildings were still remaining. I was born in a little village just outside Edinburgh. Funny he should mention ER11, if you look at the verses of 'God save the Queen' the 7th verse is all about 'slaughtering all Scot's'. No wonder the Scottish don't like her. Hypocritical of her to spend her holidays there.
Dommage que VS VS adressez qu' américains !!!!???? Au revoir, je choisirai 1 autre guide....
Scots, how did you come to such a life that you have a minister of health, a certain Hamza Yusuf? You forgot about Culloden.