Showing posts with label Edinburgh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Edinburgh. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

An Update from Emily!

Well, well, well. Look at all you lovely looking people out there.

Emily here, rising Senior acting major at good ol' SU. Here begins my Edin-blog adventure.

Edinburgh has turned out to be the city of my dreams: manageable size, incredibly friendly people, beautiful architecture, rich history... I am head over heels for this place. I will say, I enjoyed our time here pre-Fringe much more than the last few days. The incredible amount of tourists that just seemed to APPEAR is a bit overwhelming. But I feel very lucky that our flats are somewhat removed from the chaos of the Royal Mile. Wow! What an incredible sight to see. People moving, bustling, jostling, singing, dancing, yelling, crying, laughing. Beautiful, albeit loud.

A few favorite places in the city:
-Elephant and Bagels. GREAT breakfast food, all very fresh. A bit on the expensive side, but well worth the adorable cafe feel and friendly service.
-Malone's Irish Pub. Live music every day at 1PM and evening at 10PM. During the week, actually a nice place to share a pint and talk quietly with friends. Weekends? ...well, you'll have to experience that one yourself.
-The Zoo Roxy. From what I understand, an art gallery-turned-theatre. The performance spaces are very unique, and the theatre being showcased there has been surprisingly new and refreshing.

Well, I may or may not be running out of time on my wi-fi subscription, so I'm going to cut this entry short. But, you will be hearing from me again!!!

Goodnight, dear ones, great and small. Sweet dreams.

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Hey! from Jordan

Avast!

I'm Jordan Rosin, a senior acting major at Syracuse University, originally from Seattle, WA. This August, I'll be playing Captain Jensen, Gunda, an Australian prospector, Sir Sheldon Hardwick, and others in Syracuse University's production of Shipwrecked! at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

This summer, I've been working and trying to raise money for my adventures abroad by twisting balloon animals, painting faces, playing Spider Man & pirates at birthday parties and festivals around Seattle, WA.

I haven't done a ton of research on Edinburgh yet, but last night I threw a party at which I met a girl who has been to the city and reports that spitting in public is illegal everywhere in Edinburgh except upon this stone that is shaped like a heart, the name of which I've forgotten. (At least, I think that was what she said.) I, for one, am determined to find that stone and spit on it.

I look forward to reporting more on Edinburgh later!
Bon voyage!

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Countdown to Edinburgh!

Welcome to The Edin-BLOG! Hopefully here we'll bring a little bit of The Edinburgh Fringe Festival to you with our pictures, videos, reviews, thoughts and adventures at The Fringe!

In the meanwhile, here's a countdown to lift off!
Check Back soon for more adventures!