Street performers on the Royal Mile

Festival Fun at the Edinburgh Fringe

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August 6th 2011
I always thought the Melbourne International Comedy Festival was on par with any in the world, but the Edinburgh Fringe simply leaves Melbourne for dead. Over 2,500 shows, street artists everywhere, spectacular old buildings, huge outdoor temporary bars set up in squares, Edinburgh turned it on, and the locals are so cheery despite the appalling weather! We arrived at Edinburgh on ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more