Baby, its cold outside

Being near the coast, Edinburgh does not get a lot of frost and snow in Wintertime, but this year ir has been different. Scotland is currently in the grip of the most prolonged cold snap for decades and parts of the city, mine included, have been snow covered for over 2 weeks with more to come! Currently there is a covering outside my house of around 30 cm with more to come, tonight and for the next few days. Even the centre of town has snow lying and the footpaths are pretty treacherous.

So I was very disappointed that I had to turn down a request by a charming sounding lady from Venezuela for a walking tour for her and her family tomorrow. I told her that I would not be recommending that anyone walks about unless absolutely neccessary. We were both saddened by this but she said she was grateful for my honesty. I advised her to take a tour on one of the open topped buses which provide city tours and if you are heading for the city over the next few days, I'd advise you to do the same. Dont be taken in by the people in the Royal Mile who offer free tours. They are not safe at the best of times, but especially at the moment. Edinburgh is still very pretty in the snow, though, so bring some Turkish Delight and you'll think you are in Narnia!

Slainthe,

Bill