[newstartnz]

Can anyone tell me their experiences about the Edinburgh festival? Is it true that Americans get robbed like the scene in Trainspotting? Is it a good scene if you like a laugh and a few beers?

newstartnz <forums@britishexpats.com> wrote:

    > Can anyone tell me their experiences about the Edinburgh festival? Is it true that
    > Americans get robbed like the scene in Trainspotting?

I don't remember that, but an American also got robbed in the same author's recent
book "Glue" so that may just be Welsh's hang-up! Crime against tourists in Edinburgh
is very low- the centre of the city is very safe indeed- though as with most UK
cities, you might want to steer clear of pubs and clubs at closing time. (*) Lots of
drunk youths on the street, and so on- I've witnessed some threatening situations,
but nothing that the average tourist will ever encounter, or should worry about.

Have a fantastic time!

David

(*) Why the heck the UK just doesn't grow up and get _rid_ of closing time is
beyond me!

--
David Horne- www.davidhorne.co.uk Composer in Association- RLPO david (at) davidhorne
(dot) co (dot) uk

Closing time when the Edinburgh Festival is on can be as late as 4:30 AM, news
yesterday was that all tickets for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo were already sold
out. But there are plenty of things to do, The Fringe has over 1,000 different
theatrical groups performing from 10:30 AM till 2:30AM and then there is the
music, film, beer and other festivals too. It's magic in August in Edinburgh, have
a great time.

Dan McLean <dan@unspamgm3suz.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

    > Closing time when the Edinburgh Festival is on can be as late as 4:30 AM,

Hang on- does that mean that pubs don't have a set closing time? Can you buy a drink
in Edinburgh at 4.15am?

David

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(dot) co (dot) uk

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newstartnz <forums@britishexpats.com> wrote:

    > Can anyone tell me their experiences about the Edinburgh festival? Is it true that
    > Americans get robbed like the scene in Trainspotting?

I've never been robbed in Edinburgh [so far], and I lived there for quite some time.
Beware of pickpockets, as everywhere else, but I felt quite safe there.

-H

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Wiener U-Bahn - Information on public transport in Vienna:
http://www.aardvark.at/metro/

Yeah - they ask all Americans to sign up for the mugging so that they can plan their
other criminal exploits better.

www.anotherdumbquestion.com

is where you go to sign up

"newstartnz" <forums@britishexpats.com> wrote in message
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    > Can anyone tell me their experiences about the Edinburgh festival? Is
it
    > true that Americans get robbed like the scene in Trainspotting? Is it
a
    > good scene if you like a laugh and a few beers?
    >
    >
    >
    > --

not@myaddress.co.uk (David Horne) writes:

    > Hang on- does that mean that pubs don't have a set closing time?

No, it's just that they have a range of different closing times.

    > Can you buy a drink in Edinburgh at 4.15am?

This one I can't answer. Maybe someone younger will know You certainly used to be
able to buy drink until around about that time, then you'd have to wait an hour or so
until the first early morning pubs opened.

--
-- Chris.

[newstartnz]

Originally posted by Aramis Yeah - they ask all Americans to sign up for the mugging so that they can plan their other criminal exploits better. www.anotherdumbquestion.com is where you go to sign up

Hi Aramis, thanks for the reply. I've been trying to access your website so that I can register but the link doesn't seem to work. Maybe the spelling?

newstartnz <forums@britishexpats.com> wrote
    > Can anyone tell me their experiences about the Edinburgh festival? Is it true that
    > Americans get robbed like the scene in Trainspotting?

    

Ian Rankin's "Mortal Causes", and Quintin Jardine's "Skinner's Festival" are two
crime novels set in a festival milieu.

    > Is it a good scene if you like a laugh and a few beers?

Which festival: Edinburgh International Festival, Jazz & Blues, Science, Fringe,
Folk, Children's International Theatre, Book Festival, Film Festival,
Storytelling Festival.

For info and links from: http://www.edinburgh-festivals.com/

Owain

On Wed, 31 Jul 2002 18:54:39 +0100, not@myaddress.co.uk (David Horne) wrote:

    >(*) Why the heck the UK just doesn't grow up and get _rid_ of closing time is
    >beyond me!
    >
In Canada, there is also a closing time. In Quebec it's 3am while Ontario it's 2am.

Are there countries where there is no closing time?

Sylvain

Sylvain Moisan <sylvain.moisan@cae.com> wrote:

    > On Wed, 31 Jul 2002 18:54:39 +0100, not@myaddress.co.uk (David Horne) wrote:
    >
    > >(*) Why the heck the UK just doesn't grow up and get _rid_ of closing time is
    > >beyond me!
    > >
    > In Canada, there is also a closing time. In Quebec it's 3am while Ontario it's 2am.
    >
    > Are there countries where there is no closing time?

In many mediterranean countries, and elsewhere. "Closing time" refers usually to
pubs, which in England close usually at 11pm. The problem is that:

1) it means that people often tend to drink more to 'get it in' before 11pm

2) you get large drunken crowds outside pubs

Nightclubs are open longer. However, I've noticed that in come cities like Liverpool
where nearly all clubs close at 2am, they still have problems with crowds and fights
on closing. In London, where clubs are open until 4 and longer (but stop serving at
3am) I've noticed less of a problem.

David

--
David Horne- www.davidhorne.co.uk Composer in Association- RLPO david (at) davidhorne
(dot) co (dot) uk

Sylvain Moisan <sylvain.moisan@cae.com> wrote in message
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    > On Wed, 31 Jul 2002 18:54:39 +0100, not@myaddress.co.uk (David Horne) wrote:
    >
    > >(*) Why the heck the UK just doesn't grow up and get _rid_ of closing time is
    > >beyond me!
    > >
    > In Canada, there is also a closing time. In Quebec it's 3am while Ontario it's 2am.
    >
    > Are there countries where there is no closing time?
    >
    > Sylvain

Yup, Serbia. Belgrade for example...

But i sense that in this "transition period" <read sucking EU co#> they will
engage in that close-up activity too...

hope not.