text: Princes Street is one of the most iconic unieque high streets in the world Where else can you shop till you drop with an ancient castle looming over you on the horizonnnThe shopping side of Princes Street is made up of high street components Although the vast majority of the stores can be found on any high street or mall in the UK and occasionally beyond they are all well kept outlets set in gorgeous Georgian and Victorian buildings If you care to look away from the bright lights of River Island for a second the architecture is absolutely stunning on most of these buildingsnnFor over a mile Princes Street stretches on and is probably the most straightforward of all town centres to navigate since you do not have to veer up any side streets If you choose to there are some lovely ones but if you just fancy a high street blitz it is all there for you You cannot possibly get lost and even if you do achieve the impossible there will be plenty of locals around to help you outnnFacing out over the glorious Princes St Gardens castle and Wallace Monument it is a momentous occasion walking down this street for the first time The mixture of old and new is breathtaking and with shops as different as Jenners and Topshop it makes for a fine day shopping