FUN-travel: Spectacular Scotland – Fringe Festival
August 20, 2019 by Susan Clarke
- Spent day strolling “The Royal Mile”…
…Edinburgh Castle sits grandly at the top…
…& The Palace of Holyrood House…
…the Queen’s residence in Edinburgh…
Look ma, no feet!
…sits grandly at the bottom…
And in between The Fringe…was full swing!
- Dubbed the world’s greatest platform for creative freedom…
…inspiring celebration of the best performance…
…& entertainment from every continent of our planet…
…over 200 venues…with more than 3,500 shows…
…& nowhere beats it for spectacle or scale!
- City flooded with art…theatre…comedy…dance…
…circus…cabaret…opera…music & spoken word.
- Whatever the time of day…an acrobat…trapeze artist…
…contortionist or tried-and-tested bagpiping busker…
…will be pleased to entertain you…
…totally dazzled by the greatest show of arts & culture on Earth.
- Late afternoon Cinzia (sister) & Fabio arrived from Trieste, Italy…
…Happy Hour at Greyfriars Bobby…& dinner Tower Restaurant…
…on 5th floor of National Museum of Scotland.
..with Barbara & Alex…whom we met on our…
…“Slow Boat to Singapore” cruise in 2016…
…he’s from Oban & she’s from Edinburgh.
FUN-fact – Lonely Planet published their Ultimate United Kingdom Travelist, with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe at number one. The list comprises 500 of the most memorable, beautiful, surprising and compelling experiences to be had across Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands, compiled by Lonely Planet’s team of travel experts.
After Dinner Sunset