Tattooooo

(Edinburgh, Day 4 - August 25th, 2007)

We actually managed to get some tickets for the Edinburgh Tattoo today! The office had a handful left, it was even the last night for the Tattoo so we were quite lucky to get them. We'll get to the Tattoo itself shortly.

Most of the day we bummed around town taking in more street performances and checking out shops and various other sights. At one point we wandered into the Fringe Festival and spent a not insubstantial amount of time watching the various performers and people milling about the area. There was also this awesome store called Royal Mile Armouries that sold real battle-ready swords... believe you me if I could have figured out an inexpensive way of transporting one of these beauties home I would have!

As the time for the Tattoo drew near we queued up on the road (not on the pavement, which is what they call the sidewalk here in the UK) and waited for the Police to let us into the castle Esplanade.

The seats were a wee bit tight but the view was great and the show was pretty good to boot. I especially enjoyed the initial display of pipes and drums and the the band of the Moscow Military Conservatoire (they put on a very good show), though the Trinidad and Tobago steel band was pretty neat too. There was even a motorcycle riding display put on by the Imps motorcycle display team which is basically a group for young people to practice precision motorcycle riding.

After the Tattoo we caught a final street show at the Fringe and headed back to Portobello.