Visit to the capital

After depositing my four-legged house-guest back with Lulabel, I hopped on a train to Edinburgh, first to meet up with Cousin Alison for tea and a good catch-up in Browns. We blethered for so long that a cheeky little glass of chilled rosé (each) was needed to whet our dry throats.

It was then time to meet D#1, straight from work, and she and I fought our way through the Festival/Fringe crowds to the café at the Filmhouse on Lothian Road, which Alison had recommended as a great venue for good, fast, cheap food. She was right! 

Over the road to the famous Usher Hall - my first ever visit - for a fantastic concert of 'West Side Story' by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and a cast of brilliant young singers. I'm sure I wasn't the only person in the packed auditorium whose hands were sore from clapping at the end.

My blip gives a small flavour of some of the scenes I saw in Embra. The last two in the extra are of 'Oor Tiger' outside the Usher Hall, before and after the concert.