Last Day in Edinburgh

Scotland is much different than I expected.

As some of you know, Scotland is technically its own country even though it's part of the United Kingdom. One thing I never realized is that Scotland has its own currency. The system is the same, but the money looks different (the coins are heavier, the bills have different artwork). Sometimes the accent is so thick that I can't understand, but then I have to wonder how much they have to pay attention to understand me. 

Monday, August 27 was the last day of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, so we watched a couple of shows. Chris and Cheri took us to this play called "Hangman", and my reaction: bewilderment. It's one of those experimental "physical theatre" shows with non-linear (and at times nonsensical) vignettes that aren't suppose to mean anything. Again, there was an attempt to interact with the audience (during an auction during one of the scenes, the only time the actors spoke).
Last night we watched a 4-hour Theatre du Solei production. IT WAS ALL IN FRENCH. They projected English "supertitles" for us to read. I must admit that I nodded off once or twice because it was so freaking long. The play was about people on a boat filming a movie, and we got to see how world-events (WWI) changed the way they filmed their movie. I'm not certain if they were critiquing communism or advocating it. Hm.
Today is our last day in Edinburgh, then we're moving to the Lake District. After class today I'm going to find the Elephant House, one of the places where J.K Rowling wrote Harry Potter. Then perhaps take a tour of the Edinburgh castle, depending on how much homework I have after class today.