But take a look at these old photos selected from the Evening News archive and see how different things looked back in the late 1960s.
And the places have changed a bit too. The pictures include a funfair at the long-gone Goldbergs department store and a Christmas carnival at the old Waverley Market.
There’s also a picture of a ship launch at the Henry Robb shipyard in Leith, which is no longer there,
Scroll through and get a flavour of what life was like in the Capital six decades ago.
1. Skipping high
A girl playing with skipping ropes in Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh in April 1969 | TSPL Photo: Stan Warburton
2. Rag and bone yard
A child playing in the yard of Asa Wass rag and bone yard in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, in April 1969. | TSPL Photo: George Smith
3. Feeding a squirrel
Schoolboy Colin Arthur feeding a grey squirrel in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in January 1969 | TSPL Photo: Denis Straughan
4. Pets Corner
Children at Murrayburn primary school enjying their Pets Corner with a rabbit, guinea pigs, hamster and goldfish, in April 1969. | TSPL Photo: Alan Ledgerwood