This year's Edinburgh

The overall impression – cold, and wet, which sadly reduced the chance for celeb spotting in the Pleasance Courtyard*

It also seemed much less busy than last year as well, maybe because we went at the beginning of the week.

Anyway, this year’s lessons:
· Plan ahead if you want to see ‘quality theatre’ – by this week, the ‘hot tickets’ will have sold out, unless you’re prepared to queue for returns
· The National Gallery of Scotland, the Gallery of Modern Art, and the Scottish Portrait Gallery are in different buildings, and long way apart
· Taxis – cheap, plentiful, and the best way of getting from one side of town to another, when you realise you have only 15 minutes to get to the next show
· ‘Self service’ ticket machines aren’t always ‘self service’
· Beware of shows at the Gilded Balloon
· An umbrella needs to be added to the list of essential equipment
· Be prepared for all temperatures from boiling hot (venues) to freezing (Pleasance Courtyard in the rain)

*’celeb’** count, only two – Rhod Gilbert, and Elliott from Idiots of Ants
**I use the word loosely, as both were performing there.