Is the Fringe dying out?

Took an afternoon off work on Tuesday, and headed through to Edinburgh, where the festival and Fringe had kicked off.

First thing that struck me was that despite all the bodies on the Royal Mile, it seemed unusually quiet for that time of year.  The wee square next to the church, that usually has lots of stalls, seemed to have less stalls than usual.

Someone joked that there was more people handing out flyers for shows, than there was people to give the flyers to.  It wasn't that bad, but it definitely looked like there was less bodies than in previous years.

Back at work I was talking to someone else who had been through on the Monday, and they said they had been thinking the same thing when they were through.

Anyway, numbers of bodies aside, it was a fun afternoon/evening.  Pics to follow.

Edinburgh festivities

Yesterday we took a train through to Edinburgh to soak up the atmosphere of the Fringe.  The Royal Mile was awash with show promoters, punters, and stalls.  It's going to be mental at the weekend!!!

We didn't bother taking in any shows, but we did visit our favorite Thai restaurant, which was amazing as usual.

Aside from the atmosphere and the food, some ales were partaken of.  So a pretty laid back wander round the town, and a couple of pubs drunk in.  All good stuff.