Martin in Edinburgh

Edinburgh Festival

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August 20th 2009
After a brilliant Monday night outdoors mesmerised by Sinead O'Connor, Martin has a head start on our Edinburgh jaunt. He flew out today, Thursday, I follow on Friday after work until Sunday. Festival was fantastic, so many shows!!! Now I know why they say it is the best festival in the world. Standup comedy, theatre, cabaret, street performers, sword swallowers, over 300 venues and who know ... 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