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Edinburgh Hogmanay tickets have arrived!

And so a while back I ordered 4 tickets (the maximum available per order) to this year’s Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh. Today they finally arrived; I am numbers 035625 to 035628. And here’s a picture of them:-

Basically you just detach the wrist band from the over sized ticket and that becomes your entry […]

Food on the Royal Mile and a swift pint

After picking some train tickets up at Waverley station I headed to the Royal Mile for something to eat. Given the rain (yes same old story!) I didn’t really look around so chose ‘Gordon’s Trattoria’, 231 High Street. This is a little Italian restaurant with a very wood set interior. The staff […]

Heavy Rain and a curry for the weekend

Heavy rainfall in Edinburgh and a mini-review of grub2u.com

Christmas decorations already at The Dome

And so there I was walking past The Dome (an upmarket bar and eaterie) on George Street and I noticed the pillars outside decorated ready for Christmas. I know people say the date of the decorations going up gets earlier and earlier each year.. but isn’t 66 days pushing it a little!?!? Anyway […]

What would King George Say…?

After work I walked to George St for dinner at the Grape. On the way I saw the result of the £3 million traffic calming measures. A while ago I remember reading that some groups were worried that the traffic measures were ruining the historical look and beauty of Edinburgh. I think […]

New PC and Snooker at Marco’s

I walked from the centre of Edinburgh out to the PC World at Costorphine on Saturday morning. Google Maps calculates this to be just over 4 miles. Anyway I bought a new computer and wireless router, using the tax/NI free voucher I’d elected through the company I work for.
On Saturday night I went […]

Sygn in Autumn

Late night shopping in Edinburgh and drinks plus food at Sygn: the stylish bar with ‘no name’ in Edinburgh

A gloomy day in Edinburgh

Constant rain in Edinburgh and the only bright spot of the day a trip out for Lunch.

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