Since this was our third trip to the capital city, we didn’t take a lot of pictures. Instead, we visited bookshops, and malt whiskey shops, and just did a lot of walking. We were drawn into Princes Gardens below the Edinburgh Castle by some a cappella singers and sat behind the roses to listen. The castle was striking with the sun behind it.
Actual size: 6″ x 8″
On our way to the Fringe office, Patty was drawn to embroidered and painted pictures on silk, by artist Kirsten Bell—one of which came home with her
The Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe started when there were more performers than the Edinburgh Festival could invite. According to the Guinness book of Records it is now the largest arts festival in the world. We went for the comedy and were not disappointed.
With only two nights in Edinburgh, we had to decide who out of literally thousands of acts we wanted to see. Unfortunately, we didn’t discover the Fringe site before we left on our trip, so choosing was a bit like throwing darts at a dartboard. Fortunately, we were in line to buy tickets when the “right” brochures and performers were hanging around. The darts landed well.
Apparently TheHudsons are a magician magnets. Out of five live magic shows we have gone to see, either Patty or Tom has been called on stage to “assist” the performer three times. It was Patty’s turn to go on stage. This probably comes from sitting too near the front.
We were also got to see him as a team captain on Space Cadets, a game show, of sorts, on Channel 4, with Craig Charles (Red Dwarf).
