Which city is nicknamed Auld Reekie?
Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire prior to 1921), it is located in Lothian on the Firth of Forth's southern shore.
The city is affectionately nicknamed Auld Reekie,[ Scots for Old Smoky, for the views from the country of the smoke-covered Old Town. Allan Ramsay said, "Auld Reeky. A name the country people give Edinburgh from the cloud of smoke or reek that is always impending over it."
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Cliff Occomore
The picture rather gave away the answer - if you know Edinburgh that is!
Chrissie
Margaret O'Neill, I think that may be the breweries you're smelling. Very characteristic of Edinburgh.
Margaret O'Neill
There's a smell in Edinburgh that you don't get in any other place... it's full of history and I love it!
Alan Straff
Perhaps if the other choices had been other Scottish cities this wouldn't have been such a ridiculously easy question.
Roger Dunstan
Seemed pretty obvious answer.