Princes Street, Edinburgh

Princes Street is part of the New Town and is Edinburgh's main shopping area. It was named after King George III's two sons, George and Frederick.  In a way, the street serves as the distinction line between the city's two districts, the Old and New Town, both of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

The Balmoral Hotel is located above the Waverley Railway Station so it is the first landmark
one will see upon exit.
According to Wiki, J.K. Rowling, a Scottish, finished her last Harry Potter series,
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, in one of the rooms in this Hotel.

James Craig is the architect of Princes Street in 1760.

The North Bridge Street going to the Old Town.

Rowsie studying the route.

With view of the Balmoral Hotel.

The Medieval Old Town, as seen from the New Town.

Jenners, the oldest department store in Scotland having founded in 1838.
This is the country's equivalent of Harrods in London.

The logo of the City of Edinburgh Council.

The Scott Monument, built for the country's famous author Sir Walter Scott
and a main landmark in Edinburgh.

A marble statue of Sir Walter Scott under the tower,
with the Balmoral Hotel's clock taking a peek.

Rowsie at the foot of the Scott Monument.

The victorian gothic design of the tower.

The Princes Street Gardens with view (from left) the Scott Monument, Balmoral Hotel, North Bridge and the Old Town.  The location the garden now occupies is formerly the Nor Loch (Loch means lake) which was drained due to pollution during the Middle Ages.

The Nor Loch was also known as a place for "witch douking" or trial of people accused for witchcraft during the medieval era.  This would consist of a suspected witch having her thumbs and toes tied together and ducked on a specially designed stool twice into the Loch. 
 If she sank and drowned she would be found innocent, but dead.
But if she was unfortunate enough to float and survive drowning she would be found guilty 
and burned at the stake on Castlehill.
Creepy... so don't dare wander on the Princes Street Gardens alone at night!!!

Royal Scots Grey Statue with view of Edinburgh Castle at the top.

The Mound, a man-made hill also created out of the former Nor Loch
and now connects the Old and New Town.

The Museum on the Mound.
It is a "money museum".

A dressed piper at The Mound.

The Headquarters of the Bank of Scotland, located at The Mound, Edinburgh.

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*Some data above was reconfirmed and/or sourced from http://www.princes-street.com, http://www.edinburgh-royalmile.com/history/nor-loch.html, and various Wikipedia sites.