You Can't Escape "The Gaga"

Wow, what a great night's sleep. Nice soft beds and REAL pillows. Woohoo. It's about 10 degrees cooler here but even so, we slept with a window slightly open. It was peaceful until somewhere around 7:00 a.m. one old broad heard a loud voice outside, "one, two, three...." For a brief moment, we thought it might be the beginning of the end, you know, maybe delayed start.

At breakfast we discovered the source of the loud voice, the Edinburgh marathon is this morning and we were hearing the organizers test the sound system. The marathon route is literally just outside our hotel. They are expecting 20,000 participants - big race. With any marathon there is lots of loud music, and of course, it is predominantly Lady Gaga.

Raincoats are definitely in order. Blowing mist this morning. Old Broads are always prepared though, one of the benefits of being Old - wisdom. HA! We're off this morning to take a tour underneath the city http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2004/03/11/1063836.htm and get a few essentials, i.e., shampoo, body wash, chocolate, etc. Until later...