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When we made the move from Tucson to Edinburgh last fall, one of
the things we immediately liked was how old the city was. So
when we first started hunting for apartments -- or flats, as the
British call them -- we had this idea that we were looking for a
traditional old Edinburgh tenement building to call home. But we
soon realized that these buildings tended to be dismally dark,
with spaces that were very compartmentalized. We wanted
character, yes, but we also wanted natural light -- especially
since we knew we'd need as much as possible to survive the
six-hour-long days of a Scottish winter. This flat proved to be
the perfect compromise. A top-floor loft-style flat that had
been converted from an old brewery building on the edge of Old
Town, the place offered history and character -- plus plenty of
sunshine thanks to its high skylighted ceilings … well, on the
days when the sun's actually out at least! >
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