Weekend Edinburgh Trips on the Orient Express

A luxury weekend train break on the Northern Belle

Experience the unique Edinburgh Military Tattoo

Updated January 2010

The Edinburgh Military Tattoo is the unmissable event of Edinburgh's summer festival. What better way to experience it than on a luxury weekend break aboard the Northern Belle, the Orient Express of the North? This train break departs from several locations in the UK: London Victoria, Birmingham, Crewe, Milton Keynes, Newark, Peterborough, Preston or York.

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Edinburgh Military Tattoo break on the Northern Belle

This weekend trip on the Orient Express includes 2 nights luxury accommodation (Saturday and Sunday night). The return journey to your destination is on Monday. You get a choice between the Apex City Hotel or the Caledonian Hilton hotel for your accommodation, both in the City Centre. The Edinburgh Military Tattoo performance is scheduled for Saturday evening, leaving Sunday for leisurely exploration of Edinburgh's historic sights and attractions, and maybe for some shopping.

This weekend train trip on the Orient Express of the North also includes four course lunch with champagne and wine on outward and return journeys to and from Edinburgh. Smart day wear is appropriate while on the Orient Express train. You are asked not to wear jeans or trainers but remember that you will be outdoors for much of your time in Edinburgh.

Price: from £790 per person

Trip Dates: 7th August 2010, 21st August 2010

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Origin of 'Edinburgh'

Tourists have problems with the name of Edinburgh. There are hundreds of ways people write it and the most common writings include 'edinburg', 'edinborough', 'edimburgh', 'edinbourgh', 'ediburgh', 'edinbugh', 'edinboro', 'edingburgh', 'edinbrugh', 'edimburg', 'edinburugh', 'edingurgh', 'edinbrough', etc.

According to the Scottish Place Names dictionary, the name Edinburgh means 'Fort of the Rock Face'. The 'edin' part comes from Scottish Gaelic and means 'rock face', while 'burgh' comes from Old English meaning stronghold.

Some more obscure (and quite funny) ways of writing Edinburgh include: edinburough, edingburg, edinbourg, edinburh, edinurgh, edenburg, edinbough, edinbourough, edinbrgh, edingborough, edenburgh, edinberg, edinborgh, edinborugh, edinburge, edinburhg, edingbourgh, etc.

Edinburgh is spelt Edimburgo in Spanish and Italian and Édimbourg in French.

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