We had a very full day in Edinburgh at the festival. It is really quite amazing. Neither of us had any idea what a production this is. There are hundreds of street performers, there are 535 free shows at dozens of venues around town and well over 1,000 performances of one sort or another that require payment. There are also hundreds of vendors. All of these are within walking distance of our hotel.
After breakfast we started walking the streets watching the various street performers. Most are musical in nature with mimes, magic, gymnastics, etc. thrown in. We saw several mimes the were unbelievable and several musicians that we really liked. We purchased a CD from Tom Ward, a truly talented guitarist.
We stopped by what is billed as the worlds largest Scotch Whiskey retailer. There were bottles of scotch selling for several thousand dollars. It was easy not to buy anything as neither of us cares for scotch whiskey.
We were near the Edinburgh Castle so we decided to check out the stadium where the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is being held. We were able to find our seats and we will have a very good view of the show.
We purchased tickets this morning for Celtic Kirtan featuring Macushla and Friends which was held in St. John's Episcopal Church. The stained glass in the church was a real treat and the acoustics were great.
We came back to the hotel for an afternoon rest before heading out to dinner at an Italian restaurant and the a free magic show by a woman and man team that go by the name of Aaabeduation. It was very good and we are now back in the room ready to call it a night.
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