Posts Tagged ‘Edinburgh’

Hanson @ The HMV Picture House- November 25th

January 9, 2012

This may seem amusing to some but I’m a big time Hanson fan- have been since I was a tween thus when they came to Edinburgh in November I got myself a ticket.

This was my third Hanson concert- the first I forgot my camera, the second… I forgot my camera… the third… I fahhhking forgot my camera. *sob*. I was able to take some videos and a few mediocre photos with my phone… but yeah- we’ll try to remember this for next time yes? Yes.

The best part about this gig was the fact that they’d never ever played Edinburgh before so they played all of the songs. All of them. There wasn’t a tune that I wanted to hear that they didn’t play. Not to mention um… I got to shake Taylor Hanson’s hand after the show. I touched him dudes. TAYLOR. HANSON. (The 14 year old Kayla fainted over this and possibly died.)

Moving along- my mediocre photos:

Hoooray for Tay!

Another really hip thing about this gig was the fact that Meiko was opening. I have dug her tunes for AGES but she tours very rarely- at least at this point that was the case for the cities I’ve lived in. So for her to be opening and for that to be a surprise it indeed felt as if Christmas had come early. She is AHMAZING.

Little clip of “Boys with Girlfriends”-

I took a few decent videos- This is Zac singing “Use Me Up”

Taylor singing “With You In Your Dreams”… *sob*

And a clip from them singing “Madeline”

They are so good live. I am stoked for a future concert where I finally remember my camera…

K

Scotland Adventure Day 13- Edinburgh

October 10, 2011

The final day of this Scottish adventure- *sigh*

This day was kinda uneventful compared to the previous ones- more of a saunter through the city before takin’ the train back to Manchester type thing than a planned sightseeing type fanfare.

I spotted Ringo on our way to Waverley-

Also spotted Arthur’s Seat…

Because I’m a massive nerd-

Hangin’ in the gardens-

Saucy poster for girls who like girls who like girls who like boys sometimes too-

Melville Monument in St. Andrew’s Square-

Before catchin’ the train we went for a bite to eat- I chose the Cullen Skink. Nom nom nom

And for dessert- Cranachan which although delicious- should not be consumed by the slightly lactose intolerant ;)

And there we have it-
Scotland. My adventure. I will surely follow up with some additional material like a fancy DVD… it’ll be like Kayla’s Blog- Criterion Edition.

K

Scotland Adventure Day 12- Edinburgh: Arthur’s Seat, St. Anthony’s Chapel, Royal Mile, Mysterious Paper Sculptures, Scottish Museum, Calton Hill

October 9, 2011

Adam came up to Edinburgh for the weekend and he and I stayed with our friends Ed and Mary- who were really kind to loan us their spare room.
(Not to mention they allowed me to start my morning with Nutella and follow it up by throwing on some Frightened Rabbit zing!)

Ed had the whole day off in order to do the tourist thing (Adam had never been to the city before) – and I had some “unfinished business” if you will: I needed to climb Arthur’s Seat. Needed to.

I’d wanted to climb it in 2010- but figured y’know… January wasn’t really the right time to do it heh…

You can see the Salisbury Crags on the left there-

:D

‘Tis steep, ’tis rockeh

SO worth it- and we couldn’t have asked for a lovelier morning.

The top!

The view is incredible- if time would have allowed it I could have lingered there for hours.

Calton Hill-

What remains of St. Anthony’s Chapel- built around the early half of the 15th Century.

One of the things that Adam really wanted to check out in the city were the Mysterious Paper Sculptures that have been appearing in libraries and artsy spaces around Edinburgh. This one belongs to the Poetry Library.

Such delicate sculptures- really impressive….

The Royal Mile…

This one is in the Scottish Storytelling Centre-

Hangin’ with Hume- empiricism for the win!

I’d taken photos of the elephants around the city but this shiny toucan is my favorite due to sheer reflecting ability-

Candlemaker’s Row *sawwoooon*

We of course went to the newly renovated Scotland Museum where we were introduced to The Millennium Clock Tower.

Impressively creepy-

I have a thing for large bones. Yes… I did just write that. But honestly- large skeletons are impressive.

This room is kinda amazing- all of the animals.

It even includes a flying hippo-

The clock again- we watched it do its’ thing.

Dinosaurs are kinda the best.

Went back onto the roof of the museum- had a bit of a moment here in 2010- was interesting to come back just as I was having some new epiphanies.

Grassmarket-

Ed pointed out this cannonball to us- I’d never noticed it before embedded into the side of this building.

Looking down from the castle into new town.

Lion rampant – roar!

Scottish Memorial- one day I will climb to the top…

Love this sucker on the way up to Calton Hill-

Edinburgh from the top of Calton Hill-

The National Monument- last time I saw this guy it was very dark while I was wandering- quite the difference in the sunlight.

Chris had mentioned on the Haggis tour that there was a statue in Edinburgh somewhere of a woman and a lion making sweet love and I made a point to find it- but the closest I got was this sucker:

Not entirely certain what’s goin’ on here…

Necessary haggis eating happened at The Last Drop-

Whiskey sauce is necessary

After a pint we sauntered back to Ed and Mary’s- I could walk through these streets for ages… *sigh*

-K


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