Today I went to Leith, which is a port town only a fifteen minute bus ride from the city. I should have done some research before leaving because I thought I would be able to go touristing for at least three or four hours and have a nice look around before my main reason for going there in the first place which was to dine at "The Kitchin". While noted for a couple of great restaurants, there is not that much else to do in Leith, except that this is where the Queen's old boat the "Royal Yacht Brittania" is now permanently parked and open for inspection. So with a few hours still to spend before my dinner reservation, I wandered through it and I'm glad I did because it was very impressive.
Then I had just enough time to squeeze in a cider and I was off to dinner. You know those places that you are impressed by as soon as you walk in? This was one of them for me because they actually had a phone charger to energise my dead phone. They have it just in case guests need it! Well played, The Kitchin, well played.
Now, I'm not going to go into it here (I need a food blog), but the experience was brilliant. The food was fantastic, the wines amazing, the service and all that was incredible. If you're ever in Edinburgh, just go.
After dinner I then had to get back into town to see Sanderson Jones's show "ComedySale.com/Fringe". I jumped on the wrong bus, which turned out to be the exact right bus to get me to the show even quicker (did I mention stuff like that happens to me all the time?) because I was running late, jumped off the bus, pretty much turned the corner and walked straight into the show, sat down and the show began. And its an awesome show. Jones explains that he has a love for the internet, he bends on-line language cleverly, shows clips of disturbing things from YouTube as well as diagrams and words and short videos on the projector, tells a tale of falling in <3 with an Australian woman only to find out she didn't quite feel the same, but he still sets about winning her back. He covers a lot of ground in an hour and has the ability to be shocking and clever and self-deprecating and yet still endearing and hilarious. This show is genuinely original and I highly recommend it. You have to meet Sanderson to buy a ticket off him because he is selling them all himself and when you do, he will ask you some questions and take a photo with you and don't be put off by this, but that pic will be on the screen at some point (only for a split second) during the show. If you have an interesting enough name or he finds something interesting about you, he may also look into you on Facebook. Which is funny, and it means that his show will be different every day. Clever.
Daily Show Count : 1
Total Shows Seen: 15
Royal Stuff Seen: 1 fuck-off awesome "yacht"
Michelin Starred Restaurants Eaten At: 1
Tomorrow - No Plans As Yet (this is not the name of a show, I really don't have any plans)
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