A follower remarked on our Instagram account that while she loved our photos of Spain, she missed the shots of our old home city, Edinburgh. There are times when we miss it as well, every once in a while, but we’re happy to call another beautiful city with perpetually sunny skies home now. Now and again, though, when we come across photos of the city, we realise how breathtaking it really was. These were shots taken by Frances@francesmehardie, a self-described avid explorer and iPhone shutterbug, on a weekend away from London.

All images by @francesmehardie; above, the Royal Mile, Edinburgh