Every year in August the world’s biggest fringe festival is active in Edinburgh. As I was coming back from Germany and had a bit of time at my hand I decided to stay for 3 nights and enjoy the spectacle…
The streets are crowded with people – performers, watchers and stroller-bys
Every small actor is trying to convince the audience about his / her show
People, people, people…
Classical street music as well…
During all this you still recognize some of the old Victorian houses which are so very fascinating
A typical Edinburgh street
There are many bridges with lower and upper parts of the road
At least 2-3 generations of inscripts were preserved
Waiting for the customers…
The lower part of a Church now doubling as a venue
A nice Italian restaurant just around the corner
And the typical bar…
As I was camping (hotels were outrageous expensive) at the Fringe Camp Site I used the gathering tent (doubling as a bar) as well…
Actually this bar – the “Blue Blazer” – is in downtown Edinburgh and one of the most charming bars I know
A typical venue which I like very much – The Traverse Theatre. Anybody coming to EDI should investigate their program – it’s usually very, very good!
As they are diverse, so are the loos… Good notion actually to be inclusive! This is very important!
In another (the old freemason hall) the loos where of a more classical disposal, yet still magnificent
Getting hungry I opted for the Bombay Cafe – which were originally usually established by rich Persian Zoroastrian refuges in the late 19th / early 20th century and typically served everybody – from rich merchants to poor taxi drivers
I loved the beard cover
contemplative naan (= Indian bread) making
Filled with vegetables and then fried
my food – chicken + 24h simmered lentils
Hmmmm…
How to make a roti…
1) Put it on the oven
2) wait until it grows
3) turn around, wait again
4) fold and tuck away
Filled to the brim I left the place and walked alongside British glory (of the past…)
The roof of the Central Station was quite amazing
Not many cities have their own volcanic crater
Nomen est omen
And the other side
View over the New Town
Back to the festival some life music is always played (more or less good)
People are getting hungry
and just ravish what they procured
another typical scene
This is the kind of fringe event you usually find – it’s LGBT time
Well, this too…
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