Edinburgh Hogmanay on NYE.......
Edinburgh Hogmanay on NYE.......
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speed_monkey

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Monday 1st December 2008
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Just finalised everything and booked it up!!!

Dead excited.... should be pretty awesome.

Any one else going to be there???

I am going with:

My bird??? (we'll see if she remains that at the end of the day but thats a different thread altogether)
My best mate
Mates bird
Mates birds older sister (middle one)
Mates birds oldest sister
And two of the eldest sisters mates

Woohoo!! ha ha ha

paulmurr

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Monday 1st December 2008
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Hogmanay generally is on New Years Eve...

speed_monkey

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paulmurr said:
Hogmanay generally is on New Years Eve...
No it actually starts three days??? beforehand wink

I am only going on on the 31st hence the thread title

hehe

Edited by speed_monkey on Monday 1st December 16:04

speed_monkey

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Nobody else going then???

Famous Graham

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Monday 1st December 2008
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To the street party?

Not a chance, it's a load of over charged, over hyped rubbish and you can't get a drink for hours.


Oh, sorry biggrin

ewenm

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Monday 1st December 2008
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Went a few years ago. It was a bit of an anti-climax for me, just a massive crowd of varying levels of drunkenness. Hope you have more fun.

elster

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Monday 1st December 2008
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6 girls 2 guys.....and you want to go to a street party?!!!

Are you mad? All you need is a room.

whirligig

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Monday 1st December 2008
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Nope, certainly not. Edinburgh used to be great on Hogmanay but since they started charging to go it's not been nearly so good I'm afraid to say.

Still, if you haven't been before you will enjoy Edinburgh and the fireworks over the castle at midnight is well worth watching. There's a good atmosphere and if you're there with a good group of mates you'll have a blast. Enjoy!

speed_monkey

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elster said:
6 girls 2 guys.....and you want to go to a street party?!!!

Are you mad? All you need is a room.
Ha ha ha ha we DO have a room..... well two! hehe

Thudd

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Monday 1st December 2008
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whirligig said:
Nope, certainly not. Edinburgh used to be great on Hogmanay but since they started charging to go it's not been nearly so good I'm afraid to say.

Still, if you haven't been before you will enjoy Edinburgh and the fireworks over the castle at midnight is well worth watching. There's a good atmosphere and if you're there with a good group of mates you'll have a blast. Enjoy!
+1

It's better before tbh. There is a street market on between Xmas and NYE which has a great atmosphere, a Fire Parade, etc.
The fireworks are impressive the first time.

speed_monkey

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Famous Graham said:
To the street party?

Not a chance, it's a load of over charged, over hyped rubbish and you can't get a drink for hours.


Oh, sorry biggrin
One of the people who is going has been before and we have been advised to take a ruck sack with enough alcohol in to last night wink

over-priced???? it was only £17!!!

TonyHetherington

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Monday 1st December 2008
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I went 3 yrs ago and had an absolutely great time biggrin

Great atmposphere, loads of people of many different nationalities all having loads of fun.

Really enjoyed it yes

speed_monkey

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TonyHetherington said:
I went 3 yrs ago and had an absolutely great time biggrin

Great atmposphere, loads of people of many different nationalities all having loads of fun.

Really enjoyed it yes
This is what i am looking forward to. Just being in a huge crowd of varying people being there for the sole purpose of having an awesome time and getting rather pished

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TonyHetherington

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Yup, that's what I loved about it too. Meeting loads of random people.

It was only me and a mate that went (we live in Kent - it was a long drive!) and had a great great time.

speed_monkey

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TonyHetherington said:
Yup, that's what I loved about it too. Meeting loads of random people.

It was only me and a mate that went (we live in Kent - it was a long drive!) and had a great great time.
Well we live in Northamptonshire, not looking forward to the drive! haha

TonyHetherington

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wimps hehe

Famous Graham

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speed_monkey said:
Famous Graham said:
To the street party?

Not a chance, it's a load of over charged, over hyped rubbish and you can't get a drink for hours.


Oh, sorry biggrin
One of the people who is going has been before and we have been advised to take a ruck sack with enough alcohol in to last night wink

over-priced???? it was only £17!!!
I mean the beer and stuff on sale inside the cordoned area.

Tip - make sure your booze is in plastic bottles, otherwise you will get it taken off you.

Muze ST

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Monday 1st December 2008
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Famous Graham said:
To the street party?

Not a chance, it's a load of over charged, over hyped rubbish and you can't get a drink for hours.


Oh, sorry biggrin
Spot on, Just pull yourself into a backstreet edinbrugh pub, and have a great time.

LHDisbest

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Monday 1st December 2008
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speed_monkey said:
Just finalised everything and booked it up!!!

Dead excited.... should be pretty awesome.

Any one else going to be there???

I am going with:

My bird??? (we'll see if she remains that at the end of the day but thats a different thread altogether)
My best mate
Mates bird
Mates birds older sister (middle one)
Mates birds oldest sister
And two of the eldest sisters mates


Woohoo!! ha ha ha
Impressionable English ladies? I'll be there woohoo

byhff

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Monday 1st December 2008
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speed_monkey said:
One of the people who is going has been before and we have been advised to take a ruck sack with enough alcohol in to last night wink

over-priced???? it was only £17!!!
£17 to stand on a cold, cramped street for a few hours?

Couple of years ago went to Henry J Benas at the west end, was excellent - quite quiet and easy10 sec walk to see fireworks.