Och Aye

nell tried to tell me that i would need my passport to get into scotland.

shes not very good with the pratical jokes but i have nearly 6 months to train her up.

we did the essential stop for photos at the border and were greeted with bagpipes.

i am very very very very very excited about going to scotland.

got in to Edinburgh about half past one and finally parked the car around half two. damn one way streets! dropped our bags at our serviced apartment (very flashpacker) and went up Rose Street for a beer.
we were told that the Fringe Festival would have finished by the time we arrived - but haha! no! we bought tickets for PamAnn - the bitchy airline hostess - who was quite hilarious and whilst sitting outside we met a very talkative man from BBC Radio 2 who gave us free tickets to a free show by Alan Carr and Friends.

The next day we bought tickets for the vintage tour bus (Mac Tours) and we rode around Edinburgh. We jumped off at the Castle and went in for a couple of hours. Its very majestic set into the volcanic rock of the hillside.

Went into the Scottish War Memorial in Crown Square. Quite awesome .. got a bit teary in front of the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders section.

We waited for the one o'clock gun and i'm sure i squealed.

Went through the Whiskey Tour after we left the Castle - 8 different types to test - YUMM!

Went down to the Fringe Office and bought tickets for the Sound of Music in Drag and then got back on the bus and finished the tour and then to avoid the rain we went to the pub.

We hung around town for the show to start so we got back on the bus and went up to near where the show was and went to the pub.

Whilst we were waiting, we got to making shit up. We created the four rules of Mayhem now appearing in a sidebar near you.

the show was pretty funny - but we think it could have been a little better. there is a lot more in the Sound of Music that can be made into a gay joke.

we bought kebabs on the way home and scored a beer from the bar across the road.

the next morning we punished ourselves with a walk up to Nelsons Monument and the unfinished Parthenon (Scotlands disgrace).

and we're off ......... down to The SOUTH.