"[In a time-lapse photo, pedestrians blur into an Edinburgh street scene.] These days this city of 450,000, Scotland's ancient capital, has something to celebrate. Just 15 years ago, the town was worn-out, its industrial base in collapse. But Edinburgh has shaken itself back to life. With a resurrected parliament and a thriving high-tech corridor, Edinburgh sees itself as the city of the new millennium, ready to compete with any in the world."
—Text from "The Once and Future City," July/August 1999, National Geographic Traveler magazine
