Europe String » scotland http://www.europestring.com Travelling Europe on a Budget - b5media Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:09:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 The Loch Ness Monster http://www.europestring.com/2007/05/the-loch-ness-monster/ http://www.europestring.com/2007/05/the-loch-ness-monster/#comments Thu, 31 May 2007 20:36:26 +0000 http://www.europestring.com/the-loch-ness-monster/ Post from: Europe String

]]> Just a couple of days ago, I just blogged that you might want to consider visiting Edinburgh to take part in the Fringe amidst your search for the Loch Ness monster.

Well, it looks like Nessie may be there to welcome you because he’s back!

Gordon Holmes saw him and was even able to take a video the mythical creature last Saturday.

“I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw this jet black thing, about 45-feet (15 meters) long, moving fairly fast in the water…

My initial thought is it could be a very big eel, they have serpent-like features and they may explain all the sightings in Loch Ness over the years.”

A marine biologist is currently analyzing the video.

BUDGET Options for those who would like to see Nessie:

For cheap flights, check out which airlines fly to Edinburgh over at WhichBudget.

For cheap accommodations, go check out hostelworld. I searched for a room during the Fringe festival period and I found lots of rooms which cost around 30Euros only.

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]]> If you are planning on checking for yourself if the Loch Ness Monster is as real as Santa Claus, I suggest that you do so sometime between August 5 and 27.

Why August?

Well, since the chances of you NOT seeing the Loch Ness is very high, you might as well go there when there are other major things happening which could help ease the disappointment of not seeing a mythical figure.

So what is there to see?

The Edinburgh Summer Festival — aka the Edinburgh Fringe which is the world’s biggest arts festival — will definitely rock your socks off!   You will definitely have the time of your life every week night of the festival period as thousands of performers and travelers gather together to celebrate music and art.

“The Rough Guide said the Edinburgh Festival’s appeal lay in the range and volume of events and shows on offer to visitors of the city. From ‘risqué cabaret going on at one of the Fringe venues’ to ’shuffling up the Royal Mile to the nightly Military Tattoo.’And whilst the guide claims you’ll need ‘the stamina of an ox, the appetite of a hippo and the nocturnal characteristics of an owl’ it describes Edinburgh’s appeal as: ‘Over half-a-dozen separate festivals taking place simultaneously, some 1500200 different venues. Not to mention the street acts, the buskers, the bizarrely dressed leafleters and the simple fascination to be had just watching it all swirl around you.’”

Performances are held in over 200 venues — from your typical concert halls, to clubs and schools, among others.  And there will definitely be lots of FREE shows and exhibitions which you can enjoy.

And this year (2007), it has been announced that they will have the biggest shows in Fringe history.Now that announcement alone should convince you to head to Edinburgh in August!

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