New Year

We were in Edinburgh for Hogmonay, standing in the street wishing they were better organised having wandered around for what seemed hours amidst loads of people intent on getting smashed on cheap cider or beer.

We watched some breakdancers on a stage for a while. After them was a performance by the nuttiest dance troupe I think I have every seen - several women in a variety of tarten getups (couple of kilts, couple of other skirts), dancing in a folky/scottish dancing kind of way but a bit avant garde to say the least - lots of big pants showing, in a variety of colours - blue, black and red. A bit of rolling around simulating sex. Weird music. Never really seen anything like it.

And then we saw some fireworks. Beautiful and brief. Which I think is the best way these days - a big bang with lots of colour.




And we concluded that we are being rather bar-humbug about the new year thing and shall stay in next year (not keen on the pissheads, it turns out).

So, happy new year to you all, I hope its better than last year.