For what started off as a very frosty Sunday morning I ended up having a super day, probably one of the best I have had for ages at The Mercat bar, and for that reason I am splitting my days report in two.
From literally first thing , about 8.45 a.m. we had young ladies on the premises, starting with a couple from Sardinia, who were mortified to think that I had mixed them up with the Mafia ladies in Scicily, then it was French , a couple of Germans, Irish and a very buxom English lady who sat in the sunny window seat but denied she was doing an impression of the ladies in Amsterdam !!
BUT at midday the fun began when Lucy Farrell and fifteen of her friends, up from Huddersfield, for a hen party to celebrate Lucy's impending marriage in July arrived. they were shown to the VIP lounge where fifteen ordered lunch , one young lady being just a bit too ill to manage anything stronger than water - poor soul was not really looking forward to a fife hour run south in a mini bus. I discovered that during their stay in the City they had not managed to get a "team" photo, so I got them organised and managed to do my impression of a Dunns River Falls guide by taking pictures of the group on about eight different cameras. They were telling me that they had been out on the town on Saturday night and ended up in a bar in the Grassmarket where on arrival they thought "their luck was in", lots of guys with chests exposed, but soon realised that most were holding hands with another bloke !!! Big dizzy there.
However, they did have a good weekend and Lucy seemed to be happy with her send off - although she did not realise that had she taken a bucket with her, blokes would have filled it with coin in exchange for kisses, although one chap had given her £20 to buy a drink.
Eventually a happy , but tired group left to wind their weary way south.
BUT - BUT - about the same time another six lovely ladies arrived a couple having previously visited our wonderful establishment. This "party" of ladies had arrived from all points north , south, east and west, for a reunion , having orginally met some time ago whilst on a group tour in Vietnam. Within the group, and I have to apologise for not remembering all their occupations, were a film producer, bank manager, HR manager ( who got some stick from me); tourist officer from the Scottish Tourist board, an art and crafts lady ( does not knit woolly jackets for lambs), and the sixth whose job I cannot remember. However, they got themselves organised for lunch, bought a nice bottle of bubbly Rose, and generally settled in. At one point whilst all the usual photographs were being taken I did my bit and took the group photo, it is a shame that the photographer never gets in the photo - and a comment was made about the photo being sent to the Hello Magazine, at which point I was informed that the ladies had all appeared in the Hello Magazine as one of the Editors was a friend of theirs - very good, and well done ladies.
I did discover during conversation that a one of the ladies was "looking for a male friend" , for company, to look at her etchings, eat fine food and drink fine wine, etc. I did suggest that Jamie @ Shrek, our chef might well be available as he was present in the bar at the time, but he took to his heels and fled, mortified - to watch the Rangers - Hibs game in peace down stairs!!! Just where are his priorities.
Anyway, the ladies thoroughly enjoyed their lunch and the "banter", said farewell and parted, although the one who lives locally has promised to come back with her work colleagues - so "Haste Ye Back " ladies.
Moving on to part 2 Sunday.
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