Testing the water for a "Northern mini-national"

Great. Thanks!

really looking forward to seeing you all. Who else is staying Saturday night and have they any ideas for dinner?

gillybob and glass are staying on the Saturday night, Galen, and I'm pretty sure some others are, too. Not sure who they are though. I'm so looking forward to meeting up with everyone.

Pittcity and Mr P, Gillybob, Glassortwo and Galen will be there on Saturday night. I hope they are still fit to attend on Sunday.

It's over a year since I've been to Edinburgh buti Galen if you take a taxi to your hotel, drop off your luggage and keep the taxi if you like the driver and get him to take you to the art gallery or holyroodhouse . Keep you busy all morning, good food in the cafe and reasonably wheelchair friendly. Really nice people in tartan.

I will be staying on Saturday night at ROSL arriving on same train as glass and gillybob

How could we miss your name out, Moomin? Sorry.

That is six. Something tells me that the ROSL doesn't know what is about to hit it.

You do all know that you can book lunch and/or dinner and/or afternoon tea there if you want, don't you? People can't walk in without booking though (I think they like to have some idea of numbers) On the Saturday night there is a big St Andrew's Night dinner on, so maybe the diningroom will be full - I don't know.

A friend of mine will be in the Robert Louis Stevenson Room for lunch on Saturday with a gang of ex-colleagues, so please excuse any hilarity you may hear coming from there. They are all very douce ladies at other times.

I'll be on crutches. No wheelchair, so can't walk far.

Can't you take the one that fits into the suitcase?

I wonder whether you could hire one in Edinburgh for a couple of days?

I'm pretty sure Galen could hire one for a short time. What about Googling one of the mobility shops in Edinburgh, to see if they hire out? If you're going to be getting a taxi, Galen, you could pick the wheelchair up on the way to the hotel?

I have googled and found this place that hires out scooters. http://www.glenmoremobility.com/hire/ There are probably others.

Should have blued it. www.glenmoremobility.com/hire/

Free ones from - www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/1384/community_transport-on_demand_transport/493/lothian_shopmobility

"Lothian Shopmobility is a free wheelchair loan service in the Lothian area. We loan scooters, powered wheelchairs and manual wheelchairs on a daily basis at our units. Our mobile unit is situated at Waterloo Place in Edinburgh and we have further units at the Gyle Shopping Centre, Almondvale Shopping Centre in Livingston and two satellite services one at Fort Kinnaird and one at Cameron Toll."

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lothian-Shopmobility/216674721702616

Mr. P and I will be arriving on the night sleeper first thing Saturday. We plan to spend the day exploring the city on foot and probably won't be dining at the ROSL.
As breakfast is included we hope to meet you all early on Sunday.

galen gillybob moomin and I will be in Edinburgh from just after Lunch. We are looking to see what to do on the Saturday evening (no we wont be going clubbing )are you up for it, we will check out places for access for you.

Anyone else who would like to join us you are more than welcome.

If anyone has any suggestions on places to eat can you let us know.

I have had a quick look and found these but have not looked into access yet.

www.thevoodoorooms.com/restaurant-evening-menu.php

pizza and spaghetti

north bridge

cellrrestaurant

www.latasca.com/edinburgh/latasca

www.amber-restaurant.co.uk/amber_location.phpamber

www.zuccarestaurant.co.uk/menu/a-la-carte-menu/zucca

www.wildfirerestaurant.co.uk/menus/Wildfire%20A%20La%20Carte.pdfwildfire

www.tempus-edinburgh.co.uk/food/dinner-menu.aspxtempus

Can't be reading any more of these menus glass. It is making me very hungry! The voodoorooms sound interesting. Now who could we stick pins into?

Suggestions on a postcard please

I got in terrible trouble at work for having a voodoo doll in my drawer and sticking pins in it; not sure who was annoying me at the time . I must point out I was very young at the time.

Did it work though, Tegan - that's the important thing?!!

Voodoo and temp us sound nice. So long as there aren't a lot of steps I'll manage!

It was so long ago I can't remember. I think it was to do with this horrible old lady we worked with [I bet she was all of 40]. We also used to have Sooty and Sweep hand puppets and used to sit at our desk with them on our hands. Is it any wonder they privatised British Rail?

I will probably spend the day in retail therapy. I really -- want-- a long tartan kilt type skirt and blouse and jacket. Thought I might get something at jenners. Or any other suggestions?

That should be need!