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City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Awaiting the Setting Sun by the Sea 09

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Friday and Saturday here saw glorious autumn sunshine and unseasonably warm temperatures (up to 20 degrees C, unusual for late Sept). Had food and drink with chum on pub right on the Promenade at Portobello as the dusk fell. People were dining and drinking outside next to us, others walking on the beach or just sitting watching the colours of twilight change every few moments, a couple even still swimming.

Took a quick few photos from our table, sitting the camera on an empty pint glass (my "beer tripod") so bit rough, but hey, take what you can get (and I was trying to eat and drink at the time!)

Uploaded to Flickr by byronv2 on 22 September 2019

Creative Commons License Photo © byronv2, 22 September 2019. Licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons licence

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Location: Portobello, Edinburgh

Location type: Urban

OS Grid: NT308741

Coordinates: 55°57'19"N 3°6'34"W

Mapcode: GBR 2C.XWXL

What 3 Words: garage.bolts.zebra

Coordinates and location codes are for an approximate mid-point of the beach, and may not reflect the best access point or the most popular part of the beach.

Country: Scotland

Local Authority: City of Edinburgh

Nearest postcode: EH15 1HE

(for sat-nav purposes only, a beach does not have a postal address!)

'Awaiting the Setting Sun by the Sea 09' - a photo of Portobello Central Beach

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