Haunted advice for Edinburgh?
You'd be better phoning the hotel ahead than asking on arrival - they'll have a room allocated for you already, and turfing that nice family from Portugal out of the most haunted room isn't going to happen. Having grown up in the city and heard multiple ghost stories, I've never heard of this hotel being haunted - and the tale mentioned in the blog has been told about so many buildings in the city. This hotel was only built in 1990 for one thing. If you like that sort of thing, this is a link to a historic tour company very close to the hotel - personally I find the exaggeration of the stories to be a complete turn off. Enjoy the visit to Edinburgh, but don't get your hopes up for ghostly encounter. http://www.mercattours.com/home.asp
What are the top tourist attractions in Edinburgh?
One of the most perfectly sited urban city, Edinburgh. The Scottish capital is a Center point of culture and arts and is particularly known for its celebrations, from the Edinburgh International Book Festival to the shining Christmas Markets and the Edinburgh Fringe, the world's biggest celebration of arts.There are always plenty of things to do in Edinburgh such as:(1) Edinburgh CastleScotland's most well known landmark, Edinburgh Castle is one of Britain's most visited tourist spots. Highlights incorporate the One O'clock Salute, Scottish National War Memorial and the dazzling collection of Crown Jewels.(2) Arthur's Seat and the Salisbury CragsAt 820 feet, Arthur's Seat is the highest point in the 640-acre Holyrood Park. The spectacular views from the top shows the entire city all the way to the mouth of the Forth.(3) St. Giles CathedralThe 161-foot tower, with its eight curved braces, shapes a gigantic crown. Consecrated in 1243, St. Interior features the memorials to the dead of WWI; dazzling recolored glass windows; and a statue of John Knox, pioneer of the Protestant Reformation.(4) Princes StreetBusy Princes Street is the New Town's main avenue. It reaches out for almost a mile and is lined with colorful gardens and elegant shops, including the tradition conscious Jenners of Edinburgh, the world's most oldest autonomous department store. Rulers Street's memorable landmarks incorporate the 200-foot-tall Sir Walter Scott Monument.A significant number of the most prevalent vacation spots are along the Royal Mile, which follows the hill between the mansion and Holyrood Palace and Princes Street, make certain to explore the opposite side of the hill, where you'll find the pleasant Grassmarket.
What other shocking phrases besides holy moly do you know?
(You don't mean shocking phrases, you mean phrases showing surprise. If they were shocking, the listener would be shocked to hear them.) Holy Moses! (the source of Holy Moly) Wow! Man Oh Man! Mamma Mia! I don't believe it! I don't believe my eyes! That is unreal! That's incredible! I'm dumbfounded! I'm speechless! That's history-making! Have you ever? (which is short for "Have you ever heard or seen such a thing?") If that don't beat all! Great Scot! Great Caesar's Ghost! (made famous in the Superman comic books.) No way, Jose! (Jose is a Spanish name, pronounced HO-ZAY) Blimey! I'll be a monkey's uncle! You're pulling my leg! Gee whiz! (pronounced "jee wiz") Geez! (the two above are derived from "Jesus!", but are thought to less offensive.) Oh my God! * Jesus! * Dear Jesus! * Jesus Christ! * Jesus H. Christ! * Mother of God! * Great God in Heaven! * * All marked this way can be considered blasphemous, which offends some people for religious reasons. If you need more, you're being surprised an awful lot.
If the French monarchy had never been abolished, who would be the current king/queen?
There are at least 3 different claimants to be the pretender of the french throne ever since french republic was formed until the modern day. The first and foremost royal house would be the bourbons which had its ancestry tied to the first capetian dynasty of France from its beginnigs as a small mayor in Paris since medieval times. The current pretender to house of bourbon is Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou. He can traced his lineage back to Philip V of Spain, grandson to King Louis XIV of France. He would become King Louis XX if France was again a kingdom.The second claimant is from the house of Orléans. Orléanist were a branch of the house of Bourbons who can traced their ancestry back to King Louis XIII of France. During the french revolution of 1789, then duke of Orléans, Louis Phillipe Joseph wanted to inherit the french throne from the bourbons therefore elected himself as Phillipe Égalité in order to gain support from the revolutionalist but later guillotined. Later in 1830, Louis Phillipe I was selected as a constitutional monarch but forced to be abdicated.The current pretender is Henri d'Orléans, Count of Paris.The third claimant is from the houde of Bonaparte. Napoléon Bonaparte declared himself as the emperor of the french after the battle of Austerlitz and was forced to relinquished his title after the battle of Waterloo. Napoleon III regained the emperor title after he established the second french empire but lost it again after the battle of Sedan. The current pretender is Jean Christophe Prince Napoléon.
If you were able to spend an entire night in a supposedly haunted castle, what would you spend it doing?
i think if i was able to spend a night in a haunted castle i would be, sitting in the corner of the castle jumping at every sound, even though i am fascinated by ghosts, they still scare the crap out of me
What are some dark secrets about the British royal family?
In the past, the “royal” family is marked by incest. Even today, Elizabeth II and her husband Philip are 3rd cousins… many would dub this as not being closely related, but it’s still a hell of a lot closer than the average couple! The practice of “keeping it in the family” has been a long standing tradition of the family for centuries.Louis Frederick (Prince of Wales), and his 5x great-grandson Freddie Windsor.Many of them even married their 1st cousin, including Queen Victoria:And the Prince John that is mentioned in Justin’s answer? His parents were 2nd cousins. Nobody deserves to be called royal because they’re no more physically nor mentally superior to the average joe that passes you on the street; they’re completely average when you strip away the grandeur. However—if there’s a family of people least deserving of this title, it’s the one whose genetic heritage is inferior to the average person’s. Anyway, I digress.The other dark secret that springs in my mind is the Charles-Camilla affair. Charles had no respect for Diana and was cheating on her long before they were even married. Despite this philandering and ungodly attitude, Elizabeth herself was very nonchalant about it and showed no support for her daughter-in-law… not even a speck of sympathy.After all, he could never be anything less than perfect in mumsy’s eyes, no matter how despicable his behaviour was.