Spring has sprung and Edinburgh prepares for the annual summer influx of tourists arriving from every corner of the world. The Royal Mile, just below Edinburgh Castle, is already busy with foreign nationalities, a few of who even work in the local shops, providing an incredibly mixed Cosmopolitan atmosphere.

At the height of the holiday season languages emanating from the Far East, right through Europe, and across from the Americas will be represented. All of these tourists will almost certainly make their way up The Royal Mile to visit Edinburgh Castle, and likely wander into one of these shops, just a stones throw away. These souvenir shops are of a type familiar to any trinket hunter at any holiday destination, and provide a traditional Scottish, warm, friendly, welcoming atmosphere, where fun mementos are on sale.