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It's time for a roundup of my last few weekends rocking around Edinburgh!

Three weekends ago...

• I looked after my Godson and his brother on Friday
• on Saturday, The Girl and I visited The Stand, and had the first really disappointing night there. The compere's jokes were the same, the acts we saw just not funny. It had to happen, given that I've been going for ... years.
• then we hit The Street for a few drinks, before ending up at a club in Ego, and having random amusing discussions

• we had drinks at Bert's Bar
• Saturday night started with drinks at Circus Cafe, then proceeded to the best dinner I've had in ages at Sabor Criollo. The food was first rate, the service was done with charm and humour, the food was delicious and the wine list short but well provisioned. Definitely, we'll be going back.
• after dinner, we were in need of a drink, so headed to The Baillie Bar, which is where comedy ensued. As we were entering, a group of people were leaving. When we got in, there was a space that looked like it had just been occupied by a group, with a bag lying alone. The Girl grabbed it, and ran up the entrance stairs to find the group who, most likely, had left it, whilst I got some drinks in. At this point, the guy whose bag it was, noticed someone enter the pub, grab a bag, and run off ... as did the barstaff and another group of people who arrived just behind us. As I tried to explain to everyone what had happened, The Girl returned, having been caught by the bag's owner, trying to explain what had happened. As it turned out, the guy was a Big Issue vendor, who'd been working all day. I got him a few drinks, and everything was alright.

• I looked after my Godson and his brother, then met John for a beer in Scruffy Murphys, then...
• met Jams et al for a quick drink at Browns before heading to Vice, a new bar open on Shandwick Place. For a Friday night at 1am, it was strangely quiet and lacking in ambience, added to which I got drenched when I washed my hands in the bathroom followed by some attitude from the owner when I went to the bar to point out that being covered in boiling water is not really a great way to ensure people come back to your new bar. It was a great night with friends, but I do NOT recommend you visit Vice!
• The Girl and I had a supercool night in on Saturday, doing a lot of eating and relaxing, then on Sunday rocked over to the new Scottish Parliament before a wander around Arthurs Seat to the Sheep's Heid Inn (allegedly the oldest in Edinburgh ... which really is saying something) for some fantastic chat and a few beers, which was exactly what the doctor ordered!

Already it's Thursday, and this coming weekend is almost upon us! Time to start getting ready ... although I'll be without my partner-in-crime. :-S