Water of Leith

Water of Leith is an unusual but an interesting name for a river. It is a river flowing from the Pentland hills, through the city of Edinburgh towards Leith where it meets the sea. It is the most wonderful walk we ever had. Arvind and I decided to walk from Stockbridge to Leith along the river. But then we decided to go the opposite direction. Walk against the flow towards the source. Stockbridge is midway between the point where the river enters the city and where it meets the sea. As we started walking, we could see the urban landscape with houses and buildings around the river. But as we moved on, they disappeared and all that we could see were green tall trees. We took unusual paths and found ourselves at deadends. We then had to jump the fence to get back to the path. The river runs so deep in a valley style with high covering trees providing a perfect camouflage. If u look at the satellite imagery of Edinburgh, u cannot find a river in that. Midway, we found a staircase leading to the city. It was like a million steps. Thats how deep the river runs. It was green green green. We spotted a flying duck in the middle of the river. But it was still, until I finished clicking. Good photogenic duck? No. It was a figurine. We walked, walked and walked some more. Over the bridges, under the bridges, saw a couple of tiny waterfalls and reached Dean Village. We then visited a gallery of arts that had quite unusual sculptures. The artist was obsessed with machines I think. All his artwork looked like robots. Then we returned the path and continued walking until we reached Roseburn. We had chinese food and took a bus back home.. :) album