Edinburgh was alive with people of differing nationalities enjoying six festivals - International Festival (the arts), Festival Fringe (2,050 shows), International Film Festival, International Book Festival, Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival and Military Tattoo. I enjoyed some Fringe comedy shows, including Australian, Adam Hills. Naturally I had to visit The Book Festival, which had books (obviously) and authors giving talks and book signing. There were street theatre performances on the road leading to Edinburgh Castle (The Royal Mile) and costumed people handing out flyers for the myriad of different shows. I spent one day exploring the city, visiting the birthplace of the Harry Potter books and in the museum, Dolly the sheep. My last day was spent at the ornate and stone-carved Rosslyn Chapel with its Knights Templar (Da Vinci Code) connection. A very big thank
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