To Edinburgh

After my last breakfast at Hampton Court guesthouse I ambled down to Glasgow central for a late morning train to Edinburgh via Waterstones for a browse and a coffee.

The train to Edinburgh actually goes right down to Penzance! I enjoyed the scenery and remembered to get off. This part of my holiday wasn't in my original plans, but I could only get a return sleeper on a reasonable day from Edinburgh I built it into my itinerary. Then I realised that it's the Festival so began to look for what I might like to go to so I could book tickets.

I headed over to get my pre-booked tickets from the Fringe office on High Street where the Fringe was in full swing.... the weather is ideal for street theatre today. I would imagine that it's quite possible to go to all free events - as I walked from the station I was handed so many cards advertising free shows at all times of the day & night, and also many shows don't sell out so it's possible to get them more spontaneously. But I didn't want to risk not getting tickets for the shows I wanted to see, so booked what I could.

After lunch outside at Bella Italia, with live blues for entertainment, I wandered over to see The St Petersburg  Hand Made Theatre - the show was superb, even better than this You Tube clip. If they come to somewhere near you do please try to go to their show. Rather than try to describe their show I'll let you see the video.

Afterwards I had a cup of tea & Baclava in a Lebanese cafe before going to see if I could get a ticket for Nina Conti's show tomorrow evning which is sold out on the Internet, but it's sold out at the venue too - no wonder because what I've seen on television and You Tube has been brilliant. So I think I'll go to the venue around the time people start queuing & see if someone has a spare ticket to sell me.

As my next ticket is for 10pm I found the A-Haven Guest House on Ferry Road which I'd booked - I was warned when I made the booking that the room is really tiny, but it's larger than many rooms that I've stayed in, and they've managed to put in an en-suite, a television, kettle, hair dryer desk, wardrobe and chest of drawers.... even a trouser press! Ingenious - I wonder if the people who run this place like doing those 3D puzzles?!

I daren't rest for long in case I fall asleep and miss tonight's show so instead I'm doing today's blog a bit earlier and have a shower to keep me awake.