Edinburgh meetup during festival?

Not too late, Crow It'll be great to meet you. I'll add your name to the list. You say you can make the 19th. Is that just the 19th, or the other possible dates too?

I'd better make in 9, then, in case there are any more additions! Or even 10!

Unless anything unforseen happens I'm ok with any of those dates [as long as the trains are running!!!].

Oh goody I can make the 19th as Australian family will have moved down south. That might not sound very good, I mean goody I can make the meet up if that is okay.
I hope it isn't too late to add my name.
thank you Elegran

Bump. No posts since Saturday suggesting which date is best of the ones on offer, or any preferences on where to go. Shall I just try booking the ROSL which we know is central and pleasant, for whichever day is possible?

I'll make it for 8 people, which allows for a last-minute add-on - any more for any more? 12.00 for 12.30? Time for a snifter before eating.

Seven at the moment, who all seem OK with Jane's 19th, 20th, 21st or 22nd August. Can we narrow that down? Or will we see where we can book a table? And where shall we go? The hot and dusty city will be full of people but the leafy suburbs and the sticks countryside are not as easy to reach for those coming in from furrin parts the northeast and the wild west. The whole point of Edinburgh in August is the crowds anyway.

Marmight has indicated that she has beds if anyone wants them.

Names:-

Marelli
Tegan
Marmight
Elizabeth1
Thatbags
Janeainsworth
Me

Yes

Will add your name to the possibles for October, Baubles A shame you will miss August. We will think of you.

Aaaaargh I'm missing another one!!

August is out for me but please put me down for October (not really discussing it, just marking my place )

Good, Thatbags, Marelli

Yes, Tegan we can go to the zoo as well but not on the same day! Ideally not within a couple of days, both occupations are tiring - feet and/or tongue completely worn out.

I'm fine with those dates. Can we still go to the zoo as well!

I'm fine with the dates you've suggested, Elegran. And definitely would like to be included in the October meet-up (although I know we're not discussing this now)

All those dates fine for me at the moment.

I hope you can be there, * janeainsworth* How do the 19th, 20th, 21st or 22nd sound to everyone else? And is anyone else interested?

No Chopin on 19th or 21st, but at 2pm on 20th it is

Sophia Dee piano
Françoise-Green piano duo

Chopin Scherzo No 1 in b Op 20
Schumann Polonaise 3 and 4 WoO20
Chopin Nocturne in F Op 15 No 1
Chopin Nocturne in Eb Op 55 No 2
Schumann Bilder aus Osten Op 66
Chopin Scherzo No 3 in c# Op 39

and at 2pm on 22nd it is

Sophia Dee piano
Michael Foyle violin
Somi Kim piano

Chopin Ballade No 4 in f Op 52
Chopin Barcarolle in f# Op 60
Chopin Etude in a Op 25 No 2
Franck Sonata in A

(Also Chopin on 18th)

At 4pm there is also "Mozart at Teatime" on 18th, 19th and 20th, "Brahms at Teatime" on 21st and "Schubert at Teatime" on 22nd.

Tickets in advance or at the door £12.00, £10.00 CONCESSIONS
Performances last approximately 1 hour.
Complimentary Coffee / tea and shortbread are served after
events (unless otherwise stated)

I hope I'll be able to come, Elegran. I'll be going to Cambridge for 2-3 days on 23rd, so 19th, 20th, 21st or 22nd would suit me best.

I've been to some of the recitals at the ROSL during the festival and it's a very nice venue and setting.

I foresee a busy time ahead for Scottish meetups.

I'd love to come to Edinburgh, but August is out for me due to school holiday commitments. So September/October looks good at the moment if a meetup is scheduled for that period.

To recap (the story so far . . .) we have:-

Marmight - until 26th august
Tegan - 18 August to end August
Elizabeth 1 - after 18 August to end August
Marelli - all of August
Me - all of August
JaneAinsworth - yes if the date is OK
Ayse -yes if the date is OK
Thatbags - yes but would prefer October

Ariadne for approx 7th September
Ffinnochio - First couple of weeks of October

It looks as though the most likely date is between Tuesday 19 August and Sunday 31 September. We can leave out the September and October dates for now, but bear them in mind.

Where do you want to meet? The ROSL, where we have met before, has a Festival Music programme of "Chopin after Lunch" at 2 pm each day. www.rosl.org.uk/UserFiles/File/ROSL%20ARTS%20/ROSL_Ed_Fringe_GOLD%20Final.pdf

Any other ideas?

Count me in as I would love to meet up again with all you Gransnet grannies and grandads. My grandchildren are visiting for 2 weeks and I'll be free after the 18th August until 3rd week in September when my daughter is due her second baby woohoo just can't wait. I'm not working for Country Cousins now until next year when I can fit it in. I just love this retiral larky.

I can do up to 26 August. Will then be away until mid September - village twinning visit to Italy and then DGD starts school and needs picking up at noon, so Granny on duty for first week!
Depending on when, I can offer accommodation for up to 3.

I'm still interested in an October meet-up if it can be arranged in the first couple of weeks of that month.
Any recommendations on centrally placed budget hotels appreciated.

Afraid August is out for me but should love to try for the October meet.

It is possible that there will be another in September, and yet another in October. Ariadne will be passing through on the way to Dundee round about 7th September, and Finnochio was asking about October.

Add my name to the list please. I might prefer October too. It's hard to move in Edinburgh during the Festival and Fringe, though if people wanted to combine a GN meetup and Festival thing...

Would love to manage this time but school term starts mid-August so I may be needed. Will keep an eye on suggested dates.