Be sure to have some "spotted dick" , a "knickerbocker glory" or maybe even a "99" or two.
My mother was a native of Glascow, I have a lot of fond memories of visiting my relatives there.
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Be sure to have some "spotted dick" , a "knickerbocker glory" or maybe even a "99" or two.
My mother was a native of Glascow, I have a lot of fond memories of visiting my relatives there.
Moira, don't worry...........if he tries to slink in via the North Sea, we will send the USAF F-16s from Lincolnshire..... they probably have a few F-22s there as well?
;):D
:shootem:
Hey, no fair using my country's own arms against me!
Edinburgh. It's just a rough guttural remnant form of gaelic I suspect? The g pronounced grrrraa. Always wondered, never asked. First time I went there I was afraid to try the Edinburrra. Versus EdinBERG. Bergh would be like german berg and berger wouldn't it? Not a linguist. Nor a decent speller.Quote:
Edinburra (if that's how they insist on pronouncing it, that's how I'm gonna spell it! ).
BTW it's fun to get numbingly drunk and jump into the firth. ;)
I know, but it's fun to jibe about it. Like when they come here and pronounce a city in penn. as "Pittsburra".
Pittsburra.... that would be classic. :)
If you have never been to Edinburgh and have the time the ghost walk tour is fun. Dark alleys pubs ghost stories... typical touristy kind of thing. Fun though. Edinburra is a dark city with a nasty history of witch burnings, ghastly medical experiments, and all forms of ill deeds Strangely beautiful today. The quintessential medieval city not overly destroyed by the Luftwaffe like others.
I think the Nazis were more bent on destroying England, than Scotland. I'll only be there 4 days/3 nights, but I will look into it. I'll be staying right in the heart of the city, in a rented flat. My 1st trip to Scotland. Been to England so much that I actually know my way around the place a bit.
Next yr, Ireland. That requires a bit more dosh so I have to save up for it.
I think they attacked port sections of Edinburgh but they spared the old city. I was just in Plymouth and not much was left after the Nazi's tried to take out the fleet there. I got to within about 30 feet of 4 nuclear submarines from the HMS fleet. Man that was cool. Next time I am in England which will probably be next year... I wan't to go to the kinky boots factory. ;)
JP, if I may offer a bit of unsolicited advice: my late Father used to say,
"...always visit your friends around dinnertime."
May I suggest a different approach to planning for your scheduled visit
to the inhabited land of northern England and Scotland? :)
Those are really the most completely ordinary foodstuffs ever. You might want to try haggis, but be aware that it really isn't all that interesting when it comes down to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by fourdc