Edinburgh gathering - 2009

[Jimmy]

Visitors should be warned about Edinburgh at present. A new tramway infrastructure is being put in place at present in Edinburgh. The line when completed hopefully next year will join the airport to Leith.
Unfortunately, Edinburgh's finest street is in a bit of an uproar at present with the tram lines being laid. So be prepared for a bit of disruption when you visit our capital city

[Jock Scot]

Well I suppose that I had not intended to go to the "homecoming" thing, but I was hoping to to bump into one or two of you when you ventured further North. Sadly that is not to be, so may I wish you all welcome to Scotland and HAVE FUN!

[Mael Coluim]

At the moment we have three meet ups scheduled.
The first is a Kilt Night at the Bow Bar on FRI 7/24 at 7 PM
The other two meet ups at Holyrood Park
SAT 7/25 2 PM at the TALISKER® TASTE EXPERIENCE tent
SUN 7/26 4:30 PM at the Main Stage of the Music tent. According to the map there is a place for food and drink next to it.

I am suggesting we have all three to give the most opportunity to meet one another realizing we all have different schedules. These suggestions can be tweaked with your input.

After the Saturday evening Pageant festivities are over in would be nice to meet up for a wee night cap. As the Pageant ends at the Castle, would the Castle Bar be an appropriate place to meet? [Phil, any guidance on this?]
The Castle Bar
6 Johnston Terrace
Good bit of work gone into this traditional pub with friendly service and well kept beer. Nestles directly under the castle opposite The Hub. Refurbished in recent years and has outside tables at the back on Victoria Terrace offering a smashing view over the rooftops and down to the Grassmarket.
Serves food throughout the day.

What say, ye?

[beowulf67]

I hope you are doing well. I was looking forward to meeting you after all the great information you've given me, which I know will help make this a wonderful trip.
I guess I'll just have to come back to Scotland won't I?

Well I suppose that I had not intended to go to the "homecoming" thing, but I was hoping to to bump into one or two of you when you ventured further North. Sadly that is not to be, so may I wish you all welcome to Scotland and HAVE FUN!

[Mael Coluim]

Well, Rabble we are two weeks out for The Gathering Weekend! I will be crossing the pond a week from tomorrow. I know several Colonials will be leaving next week too. So, I believe we need to set these plans in stone.

I've re-thought the after-hours meet up at the Castle Bar with an earlier start up time. Some of us will be in marching/watching the Parade and then the Pageant which ends at 2300. That shouldn't preclude others who aren’t attending these activities for a earlier kilt night. Those who are participating in them can just join in later.

I am posting our Kilt Nights and Meet Ups on the Kilt Night forum. I'll be PM all of you who are attending to post on the thread you plan to attend any of these. As I did on this thread I'll summarize who will be attending the various meetings.

Also, I'll ask those of you who have a Clan affiliation and will be hanging out at your Clan tent to post that so we know where we might find you.

I’m planning to have a supply of dandelions at the MacCallum Malcolm Clan Society tent where you can drop by and claim one. That will be an easy way to recognize one another. If I’m not there just tell them you are with XMarks and would like a dandelion that Ern Malcolm has left for you.

If you'll be carrying a cell phone state that so others with phones can PM each other to get the numbers.

Whew!