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Tag Archives: Edinburgh
A house move to Malaysia and a musty old school (Rousse)
RL and SL and said that they were moving to Kansas, but now their plans had changed. Their new home would be Malaysia. Before they left for Asia, RL recommended me for a teaching post at an Edinburgh private school. … Continue reading
A tandem racing bike at the Balmoral Hotel (Rousse)
I saw two athletes with a tandem racing bike on Princes Street, Edinburgh. The wheels of their steed were the same size as those on the front of a penny farthing bicycle. Just outside the Balmoral Hotel, the lycra-clad stoker … Continue reading
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Tagged athlete, back, bicycle, bike, Edinburgh, feat, impossible, lycra, penny farthing, Princes Street, racing, seat, steed, stoker, tandem, wheel
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Checking for Czechs (Rousse)
I tried walking home along country lanes at night time, but this proved too dangerous. Even in flashing trainers it soon became obvious that drivers could not see me, and that I was risking my life. I changed my plan … Continue reading
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Tagged A40, accommodation, bonus, boy, car, check, city, conversation, country, Czech, dangerous, daylight, deal, demean, driver, Edinburgh, flash, flat, foreign, friendship, growl, hair, hitch-hike, holiday, holiday-maker, home, in-laws, intinerary, lane, life, location, man, Manchester, Manchester Metroplitan University, map, night, north, Nottingham Trent University, old-fashioned, passenger, pet, plan, plate, risk, see, slip road, student, trainer, trick, trip, wait, walk
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Party food from LIDL and footwear for the poor (Rousse)
I had heard much about the fabulous parties that were hosted by the residents of Trinity (Edinburgh), and at last was invited to one! I turned up early at S and AC’s house to find them laying out the last … Continue reading
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Tagged acquatic, Amazon, childhood, dining, disappointment, Edinburgh, equipment, food, footwear, house, invite, jelly, kitchen, LIDL, Loch Lomond, party, plastic, poor, room, shoes, table, Trinity, water sports, watersports
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Fat woman in White Stuff tunic dress is reckless on the roads (Rousse)
When they heard our news, my elderly parents drove all the way (all on their own) to visit us at our new house in East Lothian. They stopped off at White Stuff in Edinburgh city centre on the way. There … Continue reading
Free panda performance at Edinburgh zoo (Rousse)
From the sitting room window of our flat we could see the animal performance area at Edinburgh zoo next door. I was excited to watch workmen pasting up a huge panda banner to the right of the main stage. We … Continue reading
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Tagged animal, banner, Edinburgh, flat, panda, performance, preparation, show, stage, window, workmen, zoo
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Things to do in Paris (Rousse)
The 2:00am train to Paris from Edinburgh was packed. I lost SL and the boys in the crowd of passengers as soon as I boarded and ended up sitting on the floor in the last coach. Only much later on … Continue reading
Secrets of an Edinburgh book group (Rousse)
TTX was asking me all sorts of questions about book groups as we crossed over London Road between Meadowbank Stadium and Jock’s Lodge. I couldn’t tell whether she was sneering at the concept, or hinting that she would like to … Continue reading
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Tagged book, bus, club, ear-shot, Edinburgh, festival, George Square, group, identity, job, Jock's, join, Lodge, London Road, Meadowbank, member, morning, music, organised, over-worked, overnight, question, road, secret, sign, sleep, snack, stadium, stop, University of Edinburgh, van, windscreen, woman
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Cupid strikes in Canterbury (Rousse)
I was reminded of the love-infused speed of ST when I watched a clean-shaven CSX race up the road to greet me and TPR. As soon as he reached us, CSX burst into tears. This was embarrassing. I shooed TPR … Continue reading
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Tagged affair, Canterbury, clean-shaven, cupid, distress, Edinburgh, Kent, love, sob, speed, tearful, tears, TPR, wife, woman
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Monkeys and kangaroos stalk the glens (Rousse)
The monkeys and kangaroos that recently escaped from Edinburgh Zoo have colonised vast swathes of the Scottish Highlands.
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