The weather in Edinburgh has been really nice recently, so it got me thinking about ‘Snow’ haha 😉 The photo below was taken around 2010 during a sever winter, someone (not me) build a snow-people family on Portobello beach, the seaweed as hair was a nice touch!
Snow Men on the Beach
From the Edinburgh Evening News July 2nd 2014 – Link –
CLASSIC video game characters Pac Man, Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Mario and the Angry Birds are set to descend on the National Museum of Scotland later this year in an exhibition that will see the venue transformed into a giant arcade.
The Game Masters exhibition will feature over 100 playable games covering a period which has seen video games evolve from a niche interest to a massively popular leisure activity, international cultural art form and a global commercial entertainment industry.
And as well as playing the games, visitors will discover more about game design and development through rare original game artwork, 2D objects and interviews with game designers.
Good to see this back, I remember this was here way back in 2002 as ‘Game-On’
link to the national museum page
Here is a photo of Edinburgh Castle, a slightly more uncommon angle taken from the Grassmarket area, Taken Tuesday 1st July 2014 on a unusually beautiful sunny Edinburgh day
Edinburgh Castle
The semi circle is the Edinburgh Castle Half Moon Battery, built 1573 – 1588
This impressive part of the castle is an artillery fortification, built after the Lang (long) siege of 1571-1573. Built to protect the Royal Palace from bombardment, the half moon battery sits on the ruins of David’s tower, the residence of King David II – son of Robert the Bruce
Edinburgh’s Floral Clock is located in West Princes Street Gardens. (below the statue of Alan Ramsey, opisite the national gallery) This is an actual working clock, it may be the oldest of its type on the world first commissioned in 1903. Every spring they replant the flowers with a new design so that its ready for the summer.
Floral clock
Edinburgh’s floral clock has a circumference of 36ft and width of almost 12ft, with the hands measuring approx. 11ft and 5ft in length
This year it will celebrate the tenth anniversary of Edinburgh as a Fair Trade city.
Floral Clock
whoda thunkd it!
I always thought whisky would be more popular, apparently not
IF THEY produced a food and drink version of Trivial Pursuit, this would make a great question, writes Stephen Jardine.
Which European city consumes the most gin per head of the population?
You might assume it would be cocktail-mad London or thirsty Barcelona but the answer is Edinburgh. That may seem surprising until you understand the city’s rich gin heritage.
Back in 1777 there were eight licensed distilleries and almost 400 illegal stills operating in Edinburgh and Leith. Edinburgh was a centre for gin excellence as well as consumption.
Scotsman Link 14th June 2014 – Clicky
Link from BBC 13th July 2014 – Full Article Linky
The first phase of a project aiming to improve George Street for pedestrians and cyclists will begin next week.
Work, which will last about four weeks, will begin on Monday and will make way for an increase in pedestrian space on each of the street’s four blocks.
Changes are set to come into full effect after the Edinburgh Festival.
The works will also result in the introduction of a dedicated two-way cycle lane and a one-way system for general traffic and buses.
Preparations for the scheme will be phased along the length of the street from west to east, with the north side of the street being closed from Charlotte Square to Frederick Street and the south side closed between Frederick Street and St Andrew Square.
BBC – George Street to be revamped (Image (c) BBC 13 June 2014)
I’m sure this will be a unmitigated success, just like the the tram works 😉
Brilliant what you can find on Google Street view, especial if you spot the street view car and have a wee bit time to play a prank. A couple of quickening mechanics mechanics in Giles street (Leith) staged a homicide. Apparently this was taken last summer, but police Scotland recently tuned up to investigate
Google Prank
Link to the EEN article
Google maps Link
EDIT @ 2136 just noticed that the BBC have now picked up on this. Linky
Aye, the trams are back, will not bleather on about that, but the front page of the Edinburgh Evening News is well ….. make up your own mind/
Evening News May 31
The 2014 programme for the Edinburgh international film festival has been launched
EIFF 2014 runs from 18 to 29 June. This year EIFF will showcase 156 features from 47 countries, including 11 World premieres, 8 International premieres, and a range of special screenings and events.
The Festival strands include our classic strands from Animation to Shorts to the Director’s Showcase, as well as new additions like Films on Film, Wicked and Wild, and a new take on Teen Spirit from our EIFF Young Programmers team.
With a rich and diverse programme of films and events, Edinburgh International Film Festival continues to bring the very best in cinema to Scotland’s capital.
As previously announced, this year’s programme opens with our Opening Night Gala, the World Premiere of British crime thriller Hyena, directed by Gerard Johnson with award-winning producers Stephen Woolley (Made in Dagenham, The Crying Game), Elizabeth Karlsen (Great Expectations, Ladies in Lavender) and Joanna Laurie.
Taken from http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/
