Edinburgh, place to be - if you can get there.

Cannot say this is a retraction -  no way - just that Tesco seem to enjoy messing their customers about.  Called at the store today and surprise, surprise,  the Lurpak butter deal was back on again,  down to £4 again.    I asked the checkout lady what was going on and she told me that prices go up and down all the time for no reason!!!    just to skim us.

Anyway, had a bit of a day off so headed into town on the bus, and found the City beginning to buzz with all the activities in the Festival.  We were a bit early so not many of the acts were out on the Royal Mile yet -  but things were looking good and of course the pleasant weather helped.
Had a wander down the Mound and took a couple of shots of the world famous "floral clock" in the gardens,  the design changes twice a year and at the moment it is to commemorate the centenary of Edinburgh zoo.

Headed up into George Street which has been partially pedestrianised and the closed off area now hosts the Speigal tent and a number of alfresco style cafe / bars.  All very nice and I

am sure George St is really lively late at night -  just a pity we cannot do likewise / or ave been able to do so in the Haymarket area for the past three years - so while one area really coins it in, the other is decimated by the tramworks.

Joke of the day was published on the front page of the Edinburgh Evening News,  seems that Edinburgh City Council commissioned a survey and 91 % of those polled thought the city was a beautifull place - seems that they may have been looking at post cards and had not seen any of the tramworks -  unless !!!  methinks they were all inmates of HM Prison for more than the past four years ?    Winston  Churchill, former Prime Minister (not Direct Line doggie) once said, "there are lies, dammed lies and, statistics"   - looks like Edinburgh Council PR Dept have been doing their homework -badly.  

Had a coffee in the Standing Order,  spotted Thistly Cross cider on sale, one of the locally brewed ciders (from Dunbar) which we sell and which is proving to be very popular.

Thought about heading home, but had to play "find the bus"  as the routes have been changed due to the various festival venues blocking the roads, so we had a bit of a walk till we found the diverted route -   nothing is simple these days.

Late sports news being that both Motherwell and St Johnston's attempts to get anywhere in Europe sadly ceased this evening -  good job that Glasgow City ladies appear to be better at the game than their male counterparts and won 7 - 0 to progress in their European competition.