We started up a new week of classes today. In the morning we took the train one stop to Musselburgh where we got off and walked to Queen Margaret University. There, we had four lecturers come and talk to us throughout the day; they were pretty interesting and two of them presented material on technology they use for speech assessment (electropalatography and ultrasound tongue imaging). I had never heard of either of these methods before so I thought it was very cool! We were there until a little after three o’clock and they even provided us with a good old British lunch (finger sandwiches, crisps, and mini cupcakes).
After class, we took the quick train ride back in to Edinburgh and spent an hour or so walking and shopping around the Royal Mile (basically like the Main Street here with lots of shops and activity). We then went to Deacon Brodie’s Tavern for dinner (named after the man who inspired the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde). I decided to try something a little different, so I got a Roast Lamb ciabatta sandwich. It came with gravy and roasted potatoes; all of it was a little bit interesting but pretty tasty. When we were done with dinner we headed out into the street and saw an Australian street performer so we decided to stop and watch. He was absolutely insane and really talented! This guy rode a three-meter tall unicycle while blindfolded and he simultaneous juggled three swords/axes. Crazy! Right before he did that stunt, he “swallowed” a sword that was probably a foot and a half long! It was the craziest thing I’ve seen in a long time haha. We found out at the end of the performance that he was in town because of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe that officially starts tomorrow and is a three week long festival with over three thousand shows (comedy, theatre, dance, music, art, etc.). Apparently it is the biggest festival of its type in the whole world; we’re really lucky to happen to be in town while it’s going on and I’m sure it will provide us with lots of entertainment and excitement!
When we were done watching the crazy Australian’s street show we walked back to the flat to rest for a little while.
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