Show By Jack Howe The Th Director OClo Scotch Information C Centre Train in in- ina a Drain 1 The Edinburgh International Festival of the Arts is famous all over the world and tourists come from many countries to enjoy the feast of music dance theatre and opera which is presented in the capital of Scotland They flock to Princes Street Gardens below Edinburgh Rock and the Castle and enjoy the walks the cafes the wonderful wonderful won displays of flowers and the entertainments there What they dont don't realise is that they are walking on the bed of a Scottish loch To the rest of the world its it's a lake but in Scotland its it's a loch oli wrt d t When it was decided in m the century to extend the railway line from Glasgow right into the centre of Edinburgh the Nor North Loch locht which divided Old Edinburgh I from the New Town was drained The 1 he line was laid there and the ground surrounding the railway was made into the beautiful gardens you see today Glasgow and Edinburgh only 4 45 miles apart are great rivals say that Edinburgh may be the Capital but Glasgow has the capital Teachers Teacher's Scotch Information Centre is s taking no sides but merely records that a favourite question in Glasgow is is What is the finest thing out of Edinburgh The answer is Is The train tram to Glasgow |