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  1. LaidBack
    Member

    If you own an cherished bike and are looking to keep an eye on it you might like this slice of Sciennes down town at corner of George St and North Castle St.
    Local business Victor Hugo's first foray into city. Not too misérable and close to book fest - this should help it pay its rates.
    Prices - yes they have prices.

    The quite wide bike lanes on George St were popular when we were sitting there. Also saw three female teenagers on Just Eat Bikes coming off George St and heading to Rose St which they would do contraflow in the continental style.

    Victor Hugo Cafe with bike lane George St - Edinburgh Festival

    Posted 5 years ago #

  2. LaidBack
    Member

    To clarify: Victor Hugo's prices are very reasonable for city centre. Cakes and tea were very good. Plus you are supporting an Edinburgh business (institution?). Bike racks not too far away. If your bike has kickstand and framelock then ideal.

    Posted 5 years ago #

  3. chdot
    Admin

    Opens at 8. PY alternative?

    Been there since March.

    Interesting story -

    http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/whats-on/entertainment/the-story-behind-the-legendary-victor-hugo-deli-as-it-prepares-to-open-second-store-1-4897459/amp

    Posted 5 years ago #

  4. mcairney
    Member

    Didn't they briefly have a deli on Portobello High Street?
    The one in Bruntsfield does (IMO) the best pastrami sandwich in Edinburgh

    Posted 5 years ago #

  5. cb
    Member

    Used to have a deli in Roseburn too.

    Posted 5 years ago #

  6. wingpig
    Member

    I stopped going to the Bruntsfield one when I saw someone who exuded an air of café-ownership bullying a traffic warden who was rightly addressing the huge SUV thing parked in a wrong place outside.

    Posted 5 years ago #

  7. LaidBack
    Member

    Cycled to Carnwath today to get a cuppa, steak and haggis bridie plus paradise cake.
    Got carry out Apple pie and another paradise cake for the lovely route home via Dunsyre and A702.
    Total £7.70 - great value as you know @gembo - £4.70 of initial post got lost :-)

    Can vote for their quality and value here
    https://bakeroftheyear.scot/vote/2020/the-apple-pie-bakery

    Posted 4 years ago #

  8. gembo
    Member

    Three quid or thereabouts

    Posted 4 years ago #

  9. jonty
    Member

    Any recommendations for nice cafes between here and Dundee? We're thinking of going straight up then underneath Kinross, through the Lomonds then up to Newburgh but happy to divert on the promise of an intermediate warm welcome.

    Posted 4 years ago #

  10. amir
    Member

    Cafe at the RSPB centre - excellent with added wildlife and a superb view.

    Posted 4 years ago #

  11. jonty
    Member

    Oooh - a really good tip. Wouldn't have expected to find a cafe there.

    I've just noticed we're going past Pillars of Hercules later on too, think I'll keep both of them in my back pocket and make a decision on the day based on legs/wakeup time!

    Posted 4 years ago #

  12. LaidBack
    Member

    Watershed Barge

    Watershed Barge

    Posted 4 years ago #

  13. jdanielp
    Member

    Ooh. Outdoors PY by Leamington Lift Bridge will return?

    Posted 4 years ago #

  14. gembo
    Member

    Excellent

    Also Apple Pie re-opens MONDAY

    Posted 4 years ago #

  15. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    The 24/06/2016 outdoors PY will live on forever in my mind.

    Posted 4 years ago #

  16. gembo
    Member

    Ah we were a bit stunned that morning

    Posted 4 years ago #

  17. I were right about that saddle
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    Posted 4 years ago #

  18. jdanielp
    Member

    Not sure I've ever seen Limmy look quite as rough as he does in that video still. Fairly comparable to how I suspect that I look for most of the recent virtual PYs but with a dressing gown instead of a hoodie...

    Posted 4 years ago #

  19. gembo
    Member

    When did Limmy give up the bevvy? For water.

    Posted 4 years ago #

  20. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    @gembo

    Fifteen years ago last week I think.

    @jdanielp

    Limmy lost two years of his life to heroin and five to methadone. Methadone's worse.

    Posted 4 years ago #

  21. jdanielp
    Member

    @IWRATS indeed, I read his autobiography. Quite an eye-opener.

    (I say 'indeed', but now that I think about it I don't remember him mentioning anything quite that hard - he certainly went into detail about taking a lot of drugs over the years though and drinking a ridiculous amount.)

    Posted 4 years ago #

  22. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    @jdanielp

    I haven't read it. I should. He's an absolutely fascinating character.

    Posted 4 years ago #

  23. jdanielp
    Member

    @IWRATS I can lend it to you when it is safe to do so.

    Posted 4 years ago #

  24. Arellcat
    Moderator

    Ah we were a bit stunned that morning

    I remember it well. I was in town that morning, taking some photos of trains at Waverley, and at precisely 0955 someone shouted over to me, "go back to your own country!" :-/

    Posted 4 years ago #

  25. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    @Arellcat

    Horrifying and frankly amusing. Hope you gave them several earfuls, but that kind of abuse is often so gobsmacking that you just look at them.

    @jdanielp

    That would be cool man. Thanks.

    Posted 4 years ago #

  26. gembo
    Member

    @arellcat, how did they know you were from another country?

    Posted 4 years ago #

  27. Arellcat
    Moderator

    I can only presume they presumed that either I was Dutch, on account of my height, or that I was taking photographs of stuff only tourists would think to photograph.

    Posted 4 years ago #

  28. Morningsider
    Member

    Taking over our rail service not enough for the Dutch, was it? Now they are replacing our trainspotters as well!

    Posted 4 years ago #

  29. SRD
    Moderator

    i was in London that morning, having taken the early train.

    it was very very odd. felt like a foreign country indeed.

    Posted 4 years ago #

  30. Trixie
    Member

    I was at Glastonbury Festival. Was awoken by groans, swears and distressed noises of tented neighbours as they checked their phones for news. Normally the most joyous place, a fog of depression lingered over the site for most of the day. Was very strange.

    Posted 4 years ago #

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