IMHO Edinburgh is overrated for Hogmanay. I mean its great if you actually live in the city; you can just go to the street party, and then in most cases just walk or eventually get a taxi out to your home.
However, like me, if you live just 15 miles outside the city perimeter youre screwed. There are no buses running, no trains either, and those b**t**ding taxi drivers
will quite easily charge you upwards of �100 (I'll put that in dollars, aprx $170 so our American friends can drop their jaws in shock). All for what is more or less a 20 mile journey, taking no less than an hour.
The weather last night was very cold, and with heavy rain. Not the kind of weather Id like to stand in for at least two hours. Also bear in mind that a lot of people who go to the street party dont have tickets, they slip in before they close the barriers to ticket holders only at 5pm. So I cant imagine theyd hang about in such bad weather till midnight either.
Ach well, I hope you all had a good Hogmanay!
Cheers!
Mark
[ January 01, 2004: Message edited by: Mark Fletcher ]