The Badpiper is not just a finalist at the Australian Got Talent TV show – he’s also performed on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. If you’re a fan you can even buy his CDs from the website. It was quite some performance. Until today you might not have thought it was possible to play Queen’s We Will […]
Archives for February 2012
Review of Los Cardos, Leith
Los Cardos is a tex-mex on Leith Walk, opposite Balfour Street and between Jameson Place and Dalmeny Street. It is good to see new business on Leith Walk, the area certainly has suffered in the trams chaos. The restaurant has a reviews section on their website. This review is unlikely to make it. Los Cardos […]
Review of Dusit, Town Centre
Dusit is a popular Thai restaurant on Thistle Street in the block between Hanover Street and Frederick Street. Booking ahead of time is recommended. My last trip to Dusit was fairly early on a Thursday night and had we not booked then we would not have got a table. Lunch is easier but can still […]
Sponsored Video: Royale de Rugby
On Foursquare, the popular social location network, the most popular tip left on Murrayfield Stadium is one by BBC America. It points out that: This stadium, in Scotland’s capital, holds the recorded for the largest attendance to a rugby match – 104,000 watched Scotland play Wales in 1975. If you’re surprised by the 1975 date […]
Review of Fascinating Mummies at the National Museum of Scotland
Fascinating Mummies is a newly installed exhibit at the National Museum of Scotland. It’s tucked away in gallery 1 on the third level of the building. This means if you enter from the new main entrance on the corner you have a bit of a walk to get to it – but head for the […]
Review of Nobles Bar, Leith
Nobles Bar looks fantastic. It has impressive stained glass windows, a combination of dark wood and tiles on the floor, quirky and comfortable furniture. The decorations are fantastic, a little eccentric, but largely in theme with the Port of Leith and the old trading ships that helped keep Edinburgh on the map. Speaking of maps; […]
Review of Zizzi, Ocean Terminal
The Zizzi in Ocean Terminal, I think, is an important restaurant in the history of the shopping centre. It was the first reason to visit Ocean Terminal if you wanted to have a sit down meal. The other eateries in the shopping centre, before Zizzi arrived, had not quite cracked it and failed to satisfy. […]
Review of The Waterline, The Shore
[box]On May 29th, 2012 The Waterline became the The Leith Beer Co.[/box]The Waterline is a pub on The Shore in Leith – an area that’s increasingly just seen as The Shore and separate from the rest of Leith. The views from the front of The Waterline are great. Large windows are especially lovely in the […]