Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh, comes alive in August, playing host to a month long, internationally renowned celebration of the arts. Music, drama, comedy, art, literature – with thousands of performances taking place in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, there is something for everyone at the Edinburgh Festival and you will certainly be spoilt for choice! “The Festival” is actually several different events which run simultaneously including the International Festival, the Festival Fringe, the Book Festival and the International Jazz & Blues Festival. It is estimated that the population of the city doubles in August as visitors and performers alike descend on Scotland’s capital. And there is nothing better on a warm August afternoon than strolling up the Royal Mile, watching the street performers and soaking up that unique festival atmosphere.
The other major happening in Edinburgh in August is the Edinburgh Royal Military Tattoo, an amazing spectacle of music and dance that takes place in the open air on the
parade ground of Edinburgh Castle. A highlight every year is the Massed Pipes and Drums, which is a stirring sight no visitor would want to miss.
For advice on where to stay and what to see, and for tickets to the Tattoo and other festival events, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Happy 250th birthday to the USA! 🇺🇸🏴
Did you know Edinburgh Castle is home to one of the earliest depictions of the Star Spangled Banner outside of North America?
Deep inside the vaults of the castle, back in about 1780, Americans captured during the Revolutionary War were incarcerated in the castle prisons. One prisoner scratched out a faint image of a ship flying the Stars and Stripes on his wooden cell door. A quiet act of defiance by a sailor far from home, you can still see this if you visit the vaults today!
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I use all of these, all the time! My granny used to tell me I was “as thrawn as a bag o’ weasels” when I was a wee girl 😂💙🏴The Scots language has words for things no other language bothered to name.
Dreich — that specific grey, damp, miserable weather that isn't quite rain but isn't quite not rain either. The English say "overcast." The Scots say dreich, which sounds exactly like it feels.
Thrawn — stubborn in a particular way. Not just obstinate. Twisted, contrary, determined to do it the wrong way on purpose. There is no English equivalent because English speakers apparently gave up trying to describe this personality type.
Glaikit — vacant. Dopey. The expression on someone's face when the lights are on but nobody is home.
Couthie — warm, friendly, comfortable in a homely way. The feeling of a kitchen that smells like baking and has a dog asleep by the fire.
Wheesht — be quiet. But with feeling. Haud yer wheesht is the full version, and it means be quiet right now and I mean it.
Scunnered — utterly fed up. Beyond tired of something. A level of exasperation English doesn't have a single word for.
Every language reveals the priorities of the people who speak it.
Scottish priorities, apparently, include very specific weather, very specific stubbornness, and very specific silence.
Which one is your favorite? 👇
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