20 photos that sum up the difference between Edinburgh on Instagram and Edinburgh in real life

Edinburgh is regularly described as 'instagrammable', with influencers and tourists filling the photo sharing app with endless shots of castles, clear blue skies and cosy cafes.

However, like all cities, Edinburgh is far from perfect. It's a real, living place - with a sense of humour, bad weather, drunk men sunbathing on pavements, and weird graffiti.

We decided to compare and contrast some of the most heavily filtered Insta shots with the realities of life in Edinburgh, with hilarious results! Enjoy.

Edinburgh food on Instagram:

Edinburgh food in real life:

(twitter.com/angusscottt)

Summer in Edinburgh on Instagram:

Summer in Edinburgh in real life:

(twitter.com/kirstygingerg)

Edinburgh barbecues on Instagram:

Edinburgh barbecues in real life:

(twitter.com/_Andy1872)

Edinburgh Airbnbs on Instagram:

Edinburgh Airbnbs in real life:

(twitter.com/glassarmy)

Edinburgh streets on Instagram:

Edinburgh streets in real life:

Edinburgh parties on Instagram:

Edinburgh parties in real life:

(Facebook: Humans of the sesh)

Arthurs Seat on Instagram:

Arthurs Seat in real life:

 

Edinburgh graffiti on Instagram:

 

Edinburgh graffiti in real life:

(https://twitter.com/Jadey1138/status/636833721279205376)

Edinburgh street performers on Instagram:

 

 

Edinburgh street performers in real life:

(Imgur)

Edinburgh castle on Instagram:

 

 

Edinburgh castle in real life:

(Wikimedia Commons)

 

Er, hang on. Where's it gone?