My Life's Ingredients

We managed to have someone else to look after the girls, so my Mutti (girls’ Oma) and I went out into town to take in the Fringe and do some shopping. We started with a  look around the International Book Festival – first time for us both. The “Spiegel tent” is beautiful, think next year I’ll go in on one of my “Hobbits-free days”, enjoy a cuppa and a nice book! I bought some small guides for walking in Edinburgh & Stirling while Mutti was writing some postcards. Doesn’t Mutti look like she’s an author ready for book signing?   Next stop was Lakelands – I wanted to get some Doctor Who Cookie Cutters (and feel a return visit coming along to get the one with the Cyberman and also to get the chocolate mould …   Quick walk through St. Andrew’s Square (no East Lothian touritsty things out this time) to St. James’ Centre where we had a subway for lunch – yum. Onto a bus to get up the bridges, then we walked up and down the Royal Mile to take in the “Fringe Atmosphere...

A trip into the city with the girls resulted in a couple more photos off the list for the Photo Scavenger Hunt 2013. Full report to follow (like from our trip to London!!! ), but just wanted to make sure I post the photos and don’t forget about them until September! #9 A photo with someone or something that is clearly out of place or doesn’t belong This one is actually debatable…anyone who has ever visited Edinburgh (or Glasgow for that matter) might argue that a traffic cone on a statue (this one of Adam Smith ) is NOT something out of the ordinary or doesn't belong … walking through Edinburgh will show you that several statues sport his kind of “head gear”. #15 – A police car Nicely placed on the Royal Mile while the Fringe Festival has opened it’s “doors” today. Will still keep my eyes open for replacements for those photos.