Edinburgh Festival Fringe

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Its festival time in Edinburgh. As we navigate our way into the city, its great to see so many street and place names on the map that remind Tessa of Dunedin, back in New Zealand. We manage to snag a fantastic park beside the castle - perfect for a few hours of exploring the city centre and experiencing the Fringe Festival.

The tattoo venue is set up right outside the castle and above the tiered seating, many flags from around the world are flying, reflecting the participation. We imagine the atmosphere in the evening performances. We walk with the crowds of festival goers down the Royal Mile to the Scott Monument. The buildings are conservative old stone, but we pass a colourful variety of street performers from William Wallace to mime artists, human statues, dancers, musicians, acrobats and pipers. The fringe is in full swing with hundreds of events and performances but today we´re only sampling the street action. Even the crowd is a mix of the weird and wonderful and the more conservative.

This would be a great place to spend a week during the festival, so we put it on the list (now long) for the next trip!

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Photos

The Royal Mile
Blending into the crowd

A change in the guard
Edinburgh Castle

Just another guy in a straight jacket
Busker, Royal Mile

A merry frog slaughter
William Wallace on the streets

One of my fans
A mad busker

We´re in Scotland after all
Bagpiper, the Scott Monument