Edinburgh Markets

Yesterday Mike and I decided to head off early into town as I had found on the internet that Edinburgh has Farmers Markets on a Saturday from 9am - 2pm. So off on the bus we go, along the way we played "spot the All Blacks supporters", there were kiwis everywhere with the All Blacks in town to play Scotland. By 9.30 we were at the markets. There were around 30+ stalls this week, apparently they get up to 70 stalls some weeks. After a good look around Mike and decided to try something from the Stoats Porridge Bar, we shared a White Chocolate & Hazelnut porridge, it was very hot but delicious, I haven't been much of a porridge fan myself but I can now see why it is so popular up here, keeps you nice and warm and full for the day. From there we visited the North Country Lass pie stall, and purchased something we had never had before, Teesdale Rabbit Pie.

We decide we would have the pie for dinner to see what it was like...it was great, didn't taste much like anything else I had had before, and was very filling.

So this morning we decided to go out to the other markets that we had been told about, not far out of the city by the airport. On the way the city came to a bit of a stand still as it was Remembrance Sunday and at 11am they have 2 mins silence in remembrance for those who have been in the wars. I was really amazed at the amount of people of all ages who turn out compared to the ANZAC day parades we have at home. I guess for a country who is still at war it touches a few more people. The UK armed forces have 12,000 people away at war at the moment. I guess for me from NZ where we haven't been involved it really made me think what people are still giving up for there queen and country. The below photo was taken outside Haymarket station, just one of many we saw on the way out of the city.


By 11.45 we were out at the airport walking in the direction of where the Ingliston Markets were, we had read up on the internet that they were large, and that 20,000+ people attended every week, we reckoned it wouldn't be too hard to find with that many people going. But after a good 15 mins walk we thought we must have taken a wrong turn. Up head we saw a security guard so Mike decided to ask for directions (yes a man who knows when to ask), only to be told that the markets finished 3 years ago when the farmer sold the land off!!! So for those who are googling "Ingliston Markets" don't bother going they don't exist anymore. Got to love the internet, only the wrong info sticks around.