A day of Sundays
Edinburgh on a Sunday is like the babysitter who turns a blind eye as you eat handfuls of hundreds and thousands from the cupboard;
At the risk of catering to base cultural stereotypes, Edinburgh is a city of excess, and after weekend warfare of drinking, drinking and more drinking, the comforts of a quiet Sunday truly cannot be overlooked.
The reluctance of anything in Edinburgh to open before 12:30pm on a Sunday (if at all) is the perfect excuse to sample the city's brunch culture. Many cafés offer special brunch menus, ranging from hearty Scottish cuisine (more often than not including haggis in some form) to delicate, continental style concoctions.Toast, at the very top of student stomping-ground Marchmont Road, offers brunches which could banish even the most brutal of hangovers. But if the budget is an issue, then go no further than City Restaurant, Edinburgh's most in-demand greasy spoon, offering a variety of size-ranked breakfasts and lunches, located a mere stone's throw away from George Square and around the corner from George IV Bridge.
If you're set for sustenance, then move on to repentance. Edinburgh offers some of the most beautiful churches in Scotland, suitable for God-fearers and simply the 'lovely things enthusiasts' alike. St Giles Cathedral is one of the most accessible to tourists, with free admission (a £3 donation is recommended), volunteer guides and a gift shop, doing away with any fears of awkward voyeurism. Open from 1pm to 5pm on Sundays smack in the middle of the Royal Mile, St Giles could just be your bit of culture before launching into yet another sinful night. Among Edinburgh's other city centre church-seums are St John's Episcopal Church on Princes' Street, and St Mark's Unitarian nestled on Castle Terrace.
Finally, no Sunday would be complete without a visit to the University of Edinburgh's main campus, George Square, where depending on the time of year, you may get a rare and beautiful glimpse at the beautifully preserved architecture devoid of the rather annoying hordes of students.
A sit in the George Square Gardens on a summer day could be just the way to relax before the inevitability of Monday morning.
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