Something to write home about … Edinburgh Military Tattoo

2013 UK Part 3

Friday 23 August

Edinburgh: a city made entirely of UP! No matter where you are, the place you want to be will be UP! And then, to get back to where you started, you will have to go UP! You think I’m joking, don’t you? Go there. Try it.

From the “Only in Edinburgh during the Fringe Festival” files: while at lunch, I went downstairs to the loo. And there, in a room near the loo, was a free comedy play. Should have gone down there first so we would have seen it all. Lots of street entertainers, some better than others. Some really good, like the Australian (whose name we missed). The performance included physical comedy, improv, juggling and whip cracking. Pity anyone walking by who didn’t know what was going on – like the lady whose push bike ended up in the performance. Caught the end of a performance of a fellow in his jocks climbing in and out windows (and not ground floor ones) and up and down drainpipes. Guess they have different Workplace Health and Safety rules at the Fringe.