Sunny Edinburgh...
The weather was beautiful till Sunday afternoon. Once again the rosé flowed on terraces, rooftop restaurants, waterside, etc...
Had a brief motorcycle tour of the city... Mad!
Edinburgh had an bovine invasion. One hundred cows decorated in a million colours and themes for charity. They will remain scattered around the city for the next twelve weeks as part of Edinburgh Cow Parade...
Just a few a few days ago DCver mentioned the Cow Parade in Lisbon... What a coincidence!
View from Oloroso Restaurant and Cocktail bar in Castle Street. You couldn't get a more panoramic view of the Castle... And a cow dressed as a cockerel...
Same view minus ladies who lunch...
A cow at night!
The Royal Mile. (High Street)
More colourful cows...
Saturday night, wobbling along Princes Street after a very long session, I kept stopping total strangers and asking them:
"Are you from Newcastle?"
If they said no, I'd say: "Boring!" or "Bugger off, man!" Why Newcastle? I don't even live there!
...Until this guy called me by my name!
"I did your stepson's wedding photos last Summer!"
Flipping coincidence or what?
The whole of Edinburgh and I find someone who's gonna go back home and give me a bad name!
I screamed and guess what?
22 Comments:
Great shots. Motorcycle tour sounds fun. They did something like the cow parade around town here once only it was not cows but Shorebirds.
I love those cows. I hope they are still there when I go.
Did you go peeping under any kilts? What with your 30% inclination and all. You need to check out whether they really do wear any undies after all.
Glad you are back!
Kitty, someone once sent me the photo of a Scotsguard sat with the Queen with his dangly bits on show! If I started lifting kilts up my 30% might start shooting up!
The cows are there for 12 weeks. There are some funny ones. Check ou the parade link in my post.
Mary, I felt like Easy Rider except for the cobbles streets wreaking havoc with my physiological difference!
what a great restaurant...youdidn't tell us what you ate Cream...only what you drank! Is it always Rose?
Life is full of coincidences isn't it? But we really don't want to meet someone we know when we are drunk and disorderly - hope your good name isn't besmirched. (what a great word)
Oh yes, London was full of cows like these (maybe these very cows?) a few years ago. There was a Harry Potter cow in Leicester Square...that was wierd.
Glad you had a good weekend.
ahhh, but were there Highland Cows? I'm in love with 'eilan coos' such faces!
beautiful pictures Cream!
That was a groovy website!
I didn't know Edinburgh celebrated cows that way - I wonder if I can get up there in time to see them! Hope you haven't drunk all the rosé in the place!
Rambler, Oloroso is owned by Tony Singh who won an ITV chef of the war award a few years ago. Great place especially in the sun. We ate in Grassmarket... Soupe de Poissons and Entrecôte. Tagine on Sunday night...etc...
Lettuce, there were lots of hen parties. Nothing to do with the parade, though. :o)
Hayden, I am sure that, out of the 100 there would've been a few 'eilan coos'...
Val, being there was even better!
Hobbes, the cow parades raise a lot of money for charity. And there so well organised.
Caro, the parade is on for 12 weeks till after the Festival.
Wendy, very Happy MOOd! You'd love it!
Why can't a fella wobbble around in obscurity anymore damnit!
Did you talk to everybody in your best(Simpsons) groundskeeper Willy accent?
Coos eh? Here in Whateverpeg we do cement bears for charity and people love 'em.
Wow. Some peoople get to live in such beautiful places and see those views all the time. I'm envious...although you wonder if such a view could also become tiresome. I'd like to try anyways.
Glad you like my new look. But it's not Shearer, she wears her team colours of course.
Nice pics. In Pittsburgh a few years ago there was a dinosaur parade. Every town has its mascot I guess...
HE, here it doesn't matter whether the cows are in cement, it's usually the people who get plastered!
Kitty, did you see Shearer's Testimonial game the other night? Black and white all over!
Viking, I think Edinburgh went for cows because dinosaurs a wee bit passé...:o)
No, I missed that. I feel so sad that Shearer is going. It's ten years in June since my Shearer was born. Seems like yesterday.
Yeah, good news re Ruth's parents. Thanks for being so supportive, Uncle Cream!!
Shouldn't call you that really, you're not much older than me!! Mind you uncles don't have to be, do they.
Better get back to work!!
I can't believe you lot like Alan Shearer. He is much hated in these parts. I'm told by them wot know that Shearer is also greatly disliked in his own industry too.
But, I suppose someone has to like him!
Is football an industry? Well, that is a novel idea. Industrial football. Is the team called the Production Line and what is the product? The goal maybe?
I never actually said I like Alan Shearer. He's not in my 20%!! I must tell the story of how the cat got its name. I just wanted to find her kitten photos first and they are in the attic and I'm too lazy to go and hunt them out.
Sorry Cream, I'm talking to RW in your comments page aren't I.
Please do excuse me!
Rambler, I know nothing of Shearer apart from the fact that he was a good footballer. Glad you're sharing Shearer gossip!
Kitty, feel free to invade my comments! If it gets you out your work, then all the better!
You'll have to tell us how Shearer got her name...
Yup, we're all enjoying our cows!
Have a dram for me if you're still in Edinburgh. If your not... well, you can still have it. ;)
Christine, one can never ever have too much fun...
Potatoes, Trac? Please enlighten us...
No, DC, I am back in the land of the living...Recovering from Scottish hospitality...
Thanks, Trac! Really funny!
Sounds like this guy doesn't have a chip on his shoulder and definitely isn't a couch-potato!
:o)
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