I am a little behind in my blogging but there is so much to see over here and to take pictures of that I am catching myself as I come around the corner!! I am going to try to take you thru 5 days of adventure in one sitting. Just hang on and stay with me during my journey thru these days!!
I will begin by saying that although Bruce has complained that he needs “New Feet” to everyone he is doing just FINE! For a man that is so organized he is finding it difficult to “just let go” and enjoy himself. I found this little stuffed man and thought this reminds me of Bruce when hi is not at his best and things are not going his way (such as the Pin # problem and a wife that wants to go constantly!) Pictures is attached below. Just to bring you up to date with our WECU debit/check card! They STILL do not work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WECU had new pin #’s sent our house and our friend, Debbie, who is helping us with our mail and all sent us an email with the new # and when I went to try my luck, IT DID NOT WORK! We called them again and they are having a new # Fed-X to WECU and we are to call them tomorrow. Will let you know the out come!! I can wash dishes if thats what it takes!
Bruce Stressed!!!!!!!
Now to the important stuff like are we having FUN! You betcha we are or at least I am! The 15th was just lets see what the fringe has to offer and we started out just exploring! There are so many things going on that it is impossible to see it all. The characters, the fun, the celebration is incredibly awesome! I am attaching some pixs that between Bruce and I think shows some of the madness and fun of “The Edinburgh Fringe”.
Tourist mime
Charlie Chaplin very good mime!
Peg with a walking talking STORM TROOPER How cool is that!
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- TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES – can’t get this to go away so, this is the bear with me on a few mistakes!!
Scottish National Library next to our hotel which has a bar called the “Underbelly Bar” in the basement.
Craft Fair just down the street from Hotel
Mime doing her thing
THis starts at about 9:30 am and goes until 1 or 2 am with crowds like this through out Edinburgh!
One play of many – these are the actors
Well that said on the “Fringe” (there are lots and lots of pixs to share but not enough space to put them. Thought my grandkids would enjoy Grandma with a “STORM TROOPER”!
We are now on the “Edinburgh Military Tattoo”! and the special package that you can get when ordering tickets! I knew this would be one of the highlights of the trip for Bruce so decided that since we are spending our two kids inheritance we would do it up in style. We spent the day of the 16th down on Prince Street trying to find and finally finding a camera store! Checked the phone online and tried the first one and their phone # was “not a working number”! Then we decided to check out the address, got lost on some hilly streets (needless to say Bruce was not a happy camper), got back to the hotel finally ask one of the staff and he said that the best was Currys on Prince street. We headed down there to see if we could get a battery for one of my camera (we are doing this because Peg in her infinite wisdom “forgot the charger for this camera” at home and she certainly cannot run home and get it!). We finally found Currys, along with a Drug Store (Peg blew her hair curler on the 1st day!) for a curling iron and Bruce could get the throat med he needed for sore throat! Currys says they do not have chargers for that particular camera but they could CHARGE it up for me for 5 pounds! The only saving grace after 4 hours on Prince St is that we found a “STARBUCK” and what a find! Right next to the camera store and it faces the Edinburgh Castle. Latte, Castle, Camera Store, Drug store. I will not go to the Tattoo this night without looking my best with all my camera gear and stoked with Starbucks! What else could a girl ask for!!! We made the hotel in plenty of time (Not really) to dress for dinner at the Edinburgh Castle in the Jacobite room and then treated to a few songs from two pipers from the Tattoo, great Scottish style dinner, and taken across the draw bridge to our premier seats! It was a fantastic show and evening! Met some new friends and exchanged email address to be able to stay in touch. Below are some pictures of the day!
Narella and Husband Anthony from Austrailia – they rented out their house and are on the last leg of a 9 month adventure around the world! my kind of people.
Brandon (from New Jersey) and the older gentleman is from Edinburgh – Duncan
Brandon and I on the parapets of the Castle over looking Edinburgh
Bruce and I waiting for dinner
Jacobite Room
Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Edinburgh Military Tattoo
We are now to Saturday and we kind of rested up today and did very little! Had to go back to the camera shop to have my second battery charged and so needless to say took most of the day BUT there is always STARBUCK!!! my only vice from home! below is a pix of the Scotland Starbucks!!
Out the Starbucks window with the Castle in the background
Self Explanatory!!
STARBUCKS with Edinburgh Castle in the background
Now Bruce was not looking forward to the evening due to it was ONE of THREE cultural events he has to do every year! We were signed up to take the “Literary PUB Tour” which took place at 7:30 pm at the “BeeHive Inn” on GrassMarket Street in Edinburgh. I absolutely enjoyed the tour and the two actors that took us were delightful! It is a walking tour of several Pubs and up and down Edinburgh streets but at each stop they would do stories of historical events on poets and writers from the area. I cannot share pictures of this event but I can tell you that if you ever make it to Edinburgh this is ONE tour you should take. It is funny, historical, and very well played. AND to top it all off BRUCE SURVIVED!!!
I am going to sign off for tonight! Tired but still lots of tales to tell and stories to write! You all take care and we love and miss you. I hope you all are enjoying the photos and all cause I am getting no comments back! Lets here from you all too this is not a one way street! Love ya!
Love, Peg, Mom, and Grandma
Scottish Adventure 