Marcus and James are 2 young men who are walking from John O Groats to Lands End to raise money for charity. They have a full website called The Great Fridge Adventure which explains the reasons they are doing it. Their inspiration came from the original Fridge Adventurer – Tony Hawks who took one round Ireland for [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Princes St’
11/08/2009
Edinburgh Love’s 2009 Guide To Edinburgh Fringe, Reviews and Recommendations – Reviews Now Added
I Love Edinburgh’s guide to all things festival for summer 2009 !! All the websites that you will need and they all open in a new window. The Fringe International Festival Five Pound Fringe Assembly Festival The Pleasance (comedy) The Edge Festival (music) Jazz Festival Book Festival Underbelly Fringe By The Sea (North [...]
04/08/2009
REVIEW – Sign Spotting Project, Edinburgh Festival
Today I popped along to the Sign Spotting Project above and inside Princes Mall (or Waverley Market for the oldies). It’s the work of Doug Lanksy who has collated the funniest signs from around the world. More information and pics can be found at http://www.signspotting.com. It really is worth a look, I guarantee you will laugh out [...]
04/08/2009
Pictures – Jazz on a Summers’ Day
A couple of pics from Jazz on a Summer’s Day. Had a leisurely lunch in the Gardens until 3pm and then headed to the Castle (used my pass) and looked down and could still listen to it ! I Love Edinburgh during the festival.
29/07/2009
INFO – Jazz Festival Mardi Gras And Grassmarket Market
The Grassmarket is the place to be this weekend, the 1st and the 2nd August as the Jazz and Blues Festival will have kicked off and on Saturday there is the Mardi Gras Parade. From their programme on Saturday – A carnival spirit comes to the revamped Mardi Gras mixing the intoxicating sounds of jazz with a party atmosphere. Join [...]
24/03/2009
Look Upwards !!
I first posted this entry in January, but have since found a book at the library called ‘Looking Up in Edinburgh’ and you can buy it on Amazon, HERE. The author, Jane Peyton does a good job since there are so many building to choose from. Entry from January was this………………. When you are exploring [...]
