Thursday 23 August 2012

Edinburgh Festival fringe...



Visiting Dad in Hospital in Edinburgh  the city centre has been buzzing with the Festival fringe, the worlds largest arts festival...

Last night after seeing dad, along with Big Bro and O...

I went  to the Traverse Theatre...


To see Mark Thomas preform  his latest preformance `BRAVO FIGARO!`
A sell out show that already has won two awards...


I have already blogged about Mark a few years back,
Along with Nick Crane`s  excellent series Map Man... ,
and Al Murray`s  Road to Berlin..
Mark Thomas`s CH4 series `Secret Map of Britain` is one my favourite UK TV series.
I blogged links to the excellent series on Youtube...

BRAVO FIGARO!
This preformance was an intense hour of stand up comedy mixed with an emotional story of Mark`s father`s life..


 An amazing show...
We all have a father, or through life a father figure which i think is how everyone can relate to Marks story and feelings, there is a interview here with Mark on  the BBC Culture show...
Go see BRAVO FIGARO!  over the next few months as Mark preforms around the UK; Show dates

Walking to the train i had fireworks from the Tattoo at the Castle Esplanade...





Return to the Toon...

Back in `Auld Reekie` tonight and using the park & ride i cycled into the Meadows  to drop off a rim and hub for building for the Salsa Fargo build soon.
I took a cycle about for an hour soaking up the festival vibe, scenery, and exhaust fumes, and got a  few pics around town...

Stick the kettle and pour a brew as quite a few pics...

People watching...

No jelly donoughts for him!...

Muddy Fox Courier, back in the city where it belongs...

If your Scottish and  don`t know who This dog  is then shame on you, as this is one of the many famous stories of Edinburgh...


Victoria Street...

Bought a few old maps here over the years...

Took a pic of an old kids tricycle in a shop window and by accident took a pic of my bike too in the reflection, which turned out quite cool...

Grass market, like back in Holland with the street cafes...

If your names not down you ain`t coming in...

Grass Market...

Queens Scots Greys Monument, Princess street...

Green City...

The Gardens...

Street Art...

The old  `Disgrace of Edinburgh`...

And new `Disgrace of Edinburgh`...

`Sunshine on Leith`...

 .Pentland Hills to the south...

Princess street and The Castle...


You may recognise this from the start of a famous cult Scottish Film...-:)

Royal Mile...








Heading south for the car and home...



6 comments:

  1. Ahh Bruce, much as it pains me to visit the big city, there are lot of good memories in those pics. Re, West Bow-Victoria Street.. has the Preservation Hall gone? And the Pear Tree! hee hee.. The Muddy Fox fits.

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  2. I rode these streets in 1987 on (another) Muddy Fox Couirer and the memories came flooding back!,

    Preservation Hall became an Irish theme pub years back... was some good (read wild)nights out there!

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  3. I think we take Embra for granted really , as when you stop and look It really is a stunning city.
    Good blog.

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  4. We do Paul,
    sitting people watching you see visitors cannot take enough pictures of our old town, buildings older than when some countries were discovered and settled

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  5. Next time a tour by night!! Spooky Edinburgh!!

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    Man with a van Edinburgh

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