IPA No 1 Region , visit by German Officers.

Possibly an age thing,  too much to do , not enough hours and forgetting what happened last.  Trying to recollect -  Thursday worked,  stopped and then worked again till late.
Friday,  worked early  then off to the airport to meet a group of German Police Officers, all members of the IPA , over for the weekend to visit the City.   Had a wee run round the outskirts and then stopped off at the Mercat Grill where they sampled malt whisky and cask ale, and fed on soup and sandwiches.  Welcome to Schotland.

Onwards,  into the City for a Kodac stop at Hollyrood , The Palace and Parliament, up the Royal Mile and then dropped off at their hotel.

 

Evening, we met up again at the Mercat Bar, hosted by No. 1 Region IPA, (Edinburgh), for a Scottish themed dinner,  haggis piped in by John McIntosh,  who did his usual rendition of Robert Burns   "address to the haggis" - total incomprehensible to Scots and Germans alike !!

Thanks to Rod McNeil who had the group bedecked with  Haw Jimmy hats, and presented gifts from our No I region, and accepted an assortment of gifts from our visitors.

 

   Wee bit of  confusion around the work  "horseradish" on the menu being served with the venison,  they seemed to think we were actually eating horse!!!

So, home to bed, and for those who had been night shift on Thursday and gone straight to the airport for the flight - well deserved.

Saturday -  group had a tour of the Royal Mile,  before taking pies and beer at  the Masonic hall, Murrayfield, and then onwards to see Scotland defeat  Japan.

This evening it was a ghostly experience for all as Roddy took them down the Royal Mile on the Ghost hunt.

Just a pity the weather has turned cold - not much warm clothing can be packed in a hand baggage to keep the price down on an Easy Jet flight.

 

Meanwhile ,  somewhere in the sunnier north, our other intrepid group of travellers are enjoying themselves in the Fareo Islands  where it is allegedly warmer than here.