One of the strangest and still truly fun things about our timing for this trip was the fact that for three weeks in August Edinburgh hosts an international Arts Festival. So many wonderful plays, music performances, and artists come to participate. But in addition, the city also plays host to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. While you have to plan your visits to more classic performances, Fringe artists are loud and present everywhere you go! The shoulder-to-shoulder crowds on the Royal Mile rival any I've ever been in (including the Minnesota State Fair!) and the hawkers and street performers are wild, wonderful, and entertaining. They lie "dead" in the street, wear outlandish costumes, and hand out postcards inviting you to come to their performances. Seriously, where else could you go to a musical about Typhoid Mary? I thought you'd enjoy some of the pictures showing the Fringe side of Edinburgh in August!
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| Typhoid is funny--anyone? |
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| A Blue Meanie? We have NO idea--lol. |
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| Jan says the whole kilt-love is a girl thing. It's true--I thought even this comic and his balloons was cute. |
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| An Edinburgh trash bin. Pretty to the point. |
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| These performers were advertising their slow show. They were walking in total slow motion. |
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| Deluxe balloon animals. |
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| Hahaha. |
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| "Brexit The Musical." |
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| Pick your show! Naked magicians? If I'd had time... |
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| Austen-tatious! |
I think this lady was one of my favorites. If you put a coin in her box, out came her whistle and up went her skirt. She actually showed her underpanties--but the camera, believe it or not, wasn't ready!!
I think this lady was one of my favorites. If you put a coin in her box, out came her whistle and up went her skirt. She actually showed her underpanties--but the camera, believe it or not, wasn't ready!!
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