“Resort island in the Firth of Clyde”
I had ARRA_, and unfortunately it crossed ORA_D “Charlie Chan portrayer Warner” which I also didn’t know. I’ve learned two new things today!
The Edinburgh Fringe programme isn’t out until the 8th of June so booking seats at the Globe might be a safer bet. Don’t know how far in advance it might sell out.
If there is a group putting it on in Edinburgh you’d quite probably be able to get tickets on the day (although that’s not guaranteed).
The National Art Gallery in Edinburgh is very child friendly, even giving out coloring books with some of the paintings in them. Also a bus ride out to Rosslyn is nice and a real treat for Da Vinci Code fans.
Visit the distillery, then eat oysters on the docks.
We were in Edinburgh a week or two before Fringe and it was already fairly heaving just from the setup crews and additional vendors.
The best place in Oban is the Seafood Hut, right at the ferry terminal.
The West Coast is the Midge Coast. Especially up Oban way. There are castles - ruined or standing - everywhere. I was at Culloden ~18 months ago. The visitor centre was very nice but the picture of the battle it gave was very one-sided, with scant mention of the large numbers of Scots who fought on the Government side.
Thanks everyone, I will check in occasionally, and as plans coalesce I will post more details. I am so excited for this trip, I want to make sure everyone is happy. My parents and MIL and I talked travel plans this weekend. (Well mostly they did, I was making supper/cleaning up .) So far everyone is in agreement, and they shared notes about research, flights, etc.
Is there much to see in Ayr?
To get you started:
https://www.visitscotland.com/info/services/ayr-information-centre-p332581
Thank you Quartz!
The Edinburgh Fringe 2016 programme just got launched.
Not all these Macbeths will appeal to you, I’m sure, but maybe one of them will be suitable!
I still remember Inverewe, which is a gorgeous garden full of improbable things (including Himalayan plants, Tasmanian eucalypts etc.).
The Tattoo is running from 8/5-8/26.
We really enjoyed it.
Yeah, but if you don’t like crowds the queuing process before you get in is probably no fun.
It’s a long time since I’ve seen the Tattoo but I see the queue wrangling at some point most years!
But you’ve been in the queue, maybe you can say if it’s stressful or not?
(Many people come by organised tour buses, which drop off their passengers and then go to park. Meanwhile the spectators have to form a queue in large blocks of hundreds of people each, stretching from the venue entrance a couple of hundred yards down the Royal Mile. Each one is processed and let in as quickly as possible and everyone moves up en masse to wait while the next block is processed. There are two shows an evening, so they have it down pat, but it still looks like vaguely organised chaos!
Afterwards, getting out isn’t so organised, afaik, and then you have to find your tour bus… )
I don’t recall the queuing process being all that bad. Certainly no worse than waiting for a security check at a busy airport, and you don’t have to take your shoes off. I was with my folks, so naturally, we got in line early…
Here’s the web site:
OK; good to hear it’s less stressful than it looks from the outside! As a local, I’ve only been a passing spectator.
And the Book Festival programme has just been launched; I got my copies of it this morning.