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Wed, 20 Aug 2014 | By kakimono | Views [371]
We began Wednesday with our newest friend- the Half Price Hut part of the Fringe app. No Belles was there, which my sister had expressed a strong interest in, seeing as it was a play about women in science and math. While we were standing in line, ... Read more >
Tags: fringe, musicals, shakespeare
Tue, 19 Aug 2014 | By kakimono | Views [452]
At 11:00 Monday night, my sister and father went to watch Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens. It was a two hour show featuring such songs as “All I Need is Disco” and “Glitter Boots Saved My Life.” I'd managed to convince my mother ... Read more >
Tags: cashmere, fringe, musicals, shakespeare, sweater, tickets, wilde
Tue, 19 Aug 2014 | By kakimono | Views [475]
Monday morning, we checked the Half-Price Hut part of the Fringe app to see if they had more tickets that we wanted for sale. They did. So a bit before 10, we all set out- my parents to go grocery shopping, my sister and I to get more tickets.
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Tags: fliers, fringe, grocery, musicals, venues, wilde
Mon, 18 Aug 2014 | By joanimil | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 17 Aug 2014 | By kakimono | Views [491]
I woke up to rain and the information that my family was going to the half-price hut to see if they could get tickets to shows. I was welcome to go with them, but if I wanted to take my time showering, eating breakfast, and drinking coffee, I could stay ... Read more >
Tags: fringe, musicals, referendum, scones, steampunk, tea, wilde
Fri, 15 Aug 2014 | By kakimono | Views [423]
Saturday morning, we had to move out of our apartment by 10:00. My sister was expected to arrive in the heard of Edinburgh around 11:00, and couldn't check into our new place until 1:00, without being able to move in fully until 3:00. So we went back ... Read more >
Tags: bookstore, college, fringe, haggis, hilton, theater
Thu, 14 Aug 2014 | By kakimono | Views [443]
The apartment we were staying at the first two nights was a bit removed from the Royal Mile, but the apartment we'd be in for the rest of the week was on the Royal Mile. As such, it made sense to go see things not near the Royal Mile. We set out to ... Read more >
Tags: austen, chips, improv, juggling, theater, university
Wed, 13 Aug 2014 | By joanimil | Views [301]
Day 42, time to pack up for the last time, to re-aquaint ourselves with our big bags, and all those superfluous things in the cupboard we found we did not need after all, (which were left at Ed's where we were lucky enough to have a palatial dressing ... Read more >
Tue, 12 Aug 2014 | By joanimil | Views [421] | Comments [1]
The daily free lunchtime concert at St Martin in the Fields sounded a good idea to ease us into a proposed Proms musical finale to end our adventure. Expecting a concert of Beethoven and Ravel on the piano, we were surprised to see on our arrival an ... Read more >
Tue, 12 Aug 2014 | By kakimono | Views [451]
Once we were off the plane, we were brought through lines at an airport which were long, but otherwise painless. Than we were left on our own to find our luggage (there was a conveyor belt, but it was being ignored in favor of two guys bringing over ... Read more >
Tags: coffee, drinks, fringe, hilton
Tue, 12 Aug 2014 | By irenecabay | Views [456]
Loch Ness
As we were filling the car with petrol the next day, Irene made comment to the attendant about the nicer weather. He told us that Hurricane Bertha had finally moved on. Hurricane Bertha!? No wonder the weather was so windy and rainy! ... Read more >
Mon, 11 Aug 2014 | By joanimil | Views [406]
This was catch our breath day - washing, blogging, writing postcards etc. After lunch we took the bus and tube to Oxford Circus (door to door 20 minutes), where Richard reluctantly succumbed to some retail therapy, actually, buying presents. In the evening, ... Read more >
Mon, 11 Aug 2014 | By kakimono | Views [627] | Comments [1]
At 2:00, our taxi driver came to pick us up. He was pretty friendly, talking about his family and his favorite highways. (He's the first person I've met who's had a favorite highway, as far as I'm aware.) He was also much more interesting than Waverley, ... Read more >
Tags: airplanes, airports, boredom, taxi, waverley
Sun, 10 Aug 2014 | By moresbbb | Views [936]
This year’s summer here in the UK has found me considering questions of identity, challenging “facts” about myself and where I belong, as well as taking advantage of a few opportune moments along the way to fall back on my Australian ... Read more >
Tags: australia, bastards, heatwave, pick and mix, spiders, uk
Sun, 10 Aug 2014 | By jesullivan94 | Photo Gallery
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