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…