My friends and I will be in Edinburgh for 3 days and are staying right on Princes St.

Other than the obvious sites like Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh Castle, High Kirk of St. Giles, and National Gallery of Scottland can you please tell me what we need to make sure we don't miss or do?

blunistgirl.. You won't have a bit of problem filling up 3 days. the obvious sites will take that. We have visited twice and still haven't made it as far east as Holyroodhouse. It's important to have a future plan. If you are interested in art I read that there will be a Degas exhibit that hopes to come close in attendence to last summer's Money visit. I missed both of these, rats, rats and double rats. Just plan to stroll and peek about, and have a grand time!

I have lists in Word docs at home. They'e all on here, but if you can't find them with a search email me and I'll email them back to you

Of course it depends on your interests, but the Castle and Holyroodhouse are both worth repeat visits. Also the entire Royal Mile between the two, esp. St. Giles Cathedral, and the Brass Rubbing Center in Chalmers Close where you can make your own rubbing. Stroll through the Georgian mansions of the New Town and the hidden closes in the Old Town. Sit in Princes Street Gardens and admire the scenery. Climb to the top of the Scott Monument and/or Calton Hill for spectacular views. Shop along Princess Street (stop for tea at Jenners), also Rose Street one block north. Museums and restored historical houses abound. There are also bus tours you can hop onto just outside the Princes Mall by the train station to show you the an overview of the whole city.

Do I sound like a travel guide? Edinburgh is my favoite city in the world and I'm looking forward to my fourth visit in March.

Don't miss the literary pub tour which is loads of fun and quite informative. It starts at the Beehive in Grassmarket.

You can find details at http://home.btconnect.com/sltc/pubtours/index.html

We were in Edinburgh in August, and highly recommend the tour of Mary King's Close -- an alley or close dating from medieval times that was bricked up in the early 19th century -- they do a great and very informative tour about life in Edinburgh in the closes. Complete with a few requisite fiberglass figures that every historical museum in Britain seems to love!