Quote Originally Posted by starbkjrus View Post
After that we had a calm lunch on the roof of the building. Only bought a Tattoo Video from 2006. Hmmmm. Sandwich, soup, salad and video.




I think I'm still under the influence of Geoffrey (Tailor). Hmmm. Is Howie back from is Honeymoon yet?!?
And those few items cost you 300 pounds sterling, Dee? Not in a month of Sundays surely?! Not even at Geoffrey's!

No (or yes). Howie is 'in harness' and I am meeting with him in London on Saturday (wow, that's today!) They did not take a honeymoon and it was straight back to work for him after the wedding. As far as I know, they will be taking a holiday later in the year.

You did realise, I hope, that the building you pictured here, The Edinburgh Old Town Weaving Mill exhibition and shop, whilst fascinating, is a lesser part of their business? It is, of course, a working weaving mill where hundreds of tartans and 'own label' tweeds are woven by the Geoffrey (Tailor) and TFCK companies, but their main 'serious' shop is way down the Royal Mile at 57/59 High Street, right next to John Knox's house. The Castlehill building also houses the Spirit of the Tattoo Visitor Centre - the café being part of that.

Anyway, it seems you got the Edinburgh leg of your holiday off to a good start. No doubt the Edinburgh Castle esplanade was a mass of scaffolding and tiered seating in readiness for the world-famous Tattoo which starts on 3rd August. It takes months to errect and totally spoils the famous view of the castle, which is such a pity - but the Tattoo is worth the disruption (althoiugh I have yet to see it live myself!).

Super photos, by the way.