The last week went crazy quickly! We performed in the fringe which was excellent fun! Did some last minute shopping! The family arrived and we went on the Royal yacht Britannia, wandered up the mile, had a drink at the world's end pub. The final performance of the tattoo with the family watching was the most exhilarating experience :)
So the tattoo is over, the family is here!
Started our road trip adventure in the blue minivan!
The first day we drove from Edinburgh to Dundee and stopped at the Falkirk Wheel then went to Stirling to climb the Wallace Monument. We stopped at St Andrews so Chris could buy up big at the shop :)
The next day we drove from Dundee to Inverness and stopped at a chocolate factory, the Dewar's factory and the Blair Atholl Distillery. Did a tour at Blair Atholl Distillery which was very interesting. Had lunch in Pitlochry on the lake which was very pretty but it was pouring with rain!!!! Had dinner at an excellent Italian resteraunt but the waitress spilled wine all over me lol!!! Left Inverness this morning and visited Loch Ness, Fort Augustus, saw a hairy cow and presently am enjoying a drink in Fort William!!! Off to Glasgow tomorrow then Ireland on Thursday :) can't believe I'll be back at work in less than 2 weeks :(
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Tattoo Madness
16 shows down, 9 to go!!!
This trip is going crazy quickly!
The shows are going well, dancing for pretty much full houses every night, which is quite an amazing feeling. Can't believe that in 1 week we'll be waiting to go on to do our last 2 shows of the tattoo.
I have had so many amazing opportunities during this trip. We performed in the mini tattoo at Glasgow and I went to a reception after to mingle with all the bigwigs!! We also met the man who wrote the music for Brave and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which was incredibly cool! The troupe is performing at the Edinburgh Fringe festival next week as a part of a special show to promote Australia which is pretty special! We just finished filming for the BBC and DVD.
I've done so much sightseeing which is awesome :) We went to Holyrood palace where the Queen stays when she's in Edinburgh. We did Edinburgh Castle and watched the 1 o'clock gun being fired. Also saw Mary Kings Close which is the underground streets that got covered over with new buildings, that was really cool :) Braved the dungeons yesterday which was a hilarious experience and the photos say it all!! Went to the cute towns of Selkirk and Linlithgow and had a look around :) Off to Stirling tomorrow to see the castle and the Commonwealth Highland Dancing Championships. Along with all the tourist destinations I have spent countless hours exploring the shops of the Royal Mile, Princes Street and George street, buying way to much to fit in my suitcase lol :)
Also checked out a little of the night scene... Went to what has to be the filthiest club in Edinburgh! Smelt like a cross between urine and marijuana and to top it all off I was stone-cold sober lol! Going to a different club tonight which is playing 80's and 90's music!
Can't believe that in 5 days my family will be here. So freakin excited :)
This trip is going crazy quickly!
The shows are going well, dancing for pretty much full houses every night, which is quite an amazing feeling. Can't believe that in 1 week we'll be waiting to go on to do our last 2 shows of the tattoo.
I have had so many amazing opportunities during this trip. We performed in the mini tattoo at Glasgow and I went to a reception after to mingle with all the bigwigs!! We also met the man who wrote the music for Brave and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which was incredibly cool! The troupe is performing at the Edinburgh Fringe festival next week as a part of a special show to promote Australia which is pretty special! We just finished filming for the BBC and DVD.
I've done so much sightseeing which is awesome :) We went to Holyrood palace where the Queen stays when she's in Edinburgh. We did Edinburgh Castle and watched the 1 o'clock gun being fired. Also saw Mary Kings Close which is the underground streets that got covered over with new buildings, that was really cool :) Braved the dungeons yesterday which was a hilarious experience and the photos say it all!! Went to the cute towns of Selkirk and Linlithgow and had a look around :) Off to Stirling tomorrow to see the castle and the Commonwealth Highland Dancing Championships. Along with all the tourist destinations I have spent countless hours exploring the shops of the Royal Mile, Princes Street and George street, buying way to much to fit in my suitcase lol :)
Also checked out a little of the night scene... Went to what has to be the filthiest club in Edinburgh! Smelt like a cross between urine and marijuana and to top it all off I was stone-cold sober lol! Going to a different club tonight which is playing 80's and 90's music!
Can't believe that in 5 days my family will be here. So freakin excited :)
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Eat, sleep, dance, repeat!
So I've been here for just over a week now. The flight was long but not as horrific as I was expecting despite a heap of delays in Adelaide! We got off the plane and started rehearsing! And rehearsed every day, all day for pretty much the first week! The accommodation is pretty good, nothing to fancy but I have my own room and ensuite so I really can't complain!
The atmosphere at the uni is pretty cool, at any given moment there's always music from some direction, pipes and drums or spit and dribble bands rehearsing the tattoo tunes! Right now I'm listening to about 3 different bands play 3 different tunes lol!
The first performance last night was pretty cool... A full house of 8,500 people all cheering and whistling for you is a pretty cool feeling and I get to do it for 3 weeks! We have two shows tonight which will be awesome :)
Had a little bit of free time to wander around, found a nice little shopping centre and a UK sim coz not having the interweb was killing me!!! Haven't bought anything yet, I'm waiting to go up the royal mile next week and check out all the touristy shops! Get some tattoo merchandise and order my DVD!
Everything is so cheap over here, it's awesome! But the chocolate is not as good as home... Well except for galaxy and white malteasers! I had a twix and a twirl and was incredibly disappointed! However the lollies are really good but the chips are strange... Salt and vinegar is in a green packet that looks like light and tangy... It's sooo confusing! I actually have to read the packets now!
The most exciting this is we made the Edinburgh paper yesterday! There were sooo many press there on Thursday night but that's the only article we've found so far!
Well it's lunchtime over here so I'm off to go fill my hungry belly!
Don't forget to checkout the OzScot Australia Facebook page to keep up with the latest news and pictures!
The atmosphere at the uni is pretty cool, at any given moment there's always music from some direction, pipes and drums or spit and dribble bands rehearsing the tattoo tunes! Right now I'm listening to about 3 different bands play 3 different tunes lol!
The first performance last night was pretty cool... A full house of 8,500 people all cheering and whistling for you is a pretty cool feeling and I get to do it for 3 weeks! We have two shows tonight which will be awesome :)
Had a little bit of free time to wander around, found a nice little shopping centre and a UK sim coz not having the interweb was killing me!!! Haven't bought anything yet, I'm waiting to go up the royal mile next week and check out all the touristy shops! Get some tattoo merchandise and order my DVD!
Everything is so cheap over here, it's awesome! But the chocolate is not as good as home... Well except for galaxy and white malteasers! I had a twix and a twirl and was incredibly disappointed! However the lollies are really good but the chips are strange... Salt and vinegar is in a green packet that looks like light and tangy... It's sooo confusing! I actually have to read the packets now!
The most exciting this is we made the Edinburgh paper yesterday! There were sooo many press there on Thursday night but that's the only article we've found so far!
Well it's lunchtime over here so I'm off to go fill my hungry belly!
Don't forget to checkout the OzScot Australia Facebook page to keep up with the latest news and pictures!
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