Christmas drink - Embra?

Forum for general cruising topics
User avatar
marisca
Yellow Admiral
Posts: 1711
Joined: Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:55 am
Boat Type: Contessa 32
Location: Edinburgh

Re: Christmas drink - Embra?

Post by marisca »

Shard wrote:Aye, and the buses are free!
They are for us who have paid our debt to society!
User avatar
Ocklepoint
Old Salt
Posts: 312
Joined: Fri Nov 09, 2007 11:26 am
Boat Type: Rival 34, a wee beauty
Location: Me, Edinburgh: Boats, Edinburgh, Arisaig and Kilmory

Re: Christmas drink - Embra?

Post by Ocklepoint »

So, where are we going, or where are we at?

Linlithgow........Edinburgh
Edinburgh........Linlithgow

It was the good Silkie who proposed this "rendez-vous" and to refer to the original question it was "Christmas drink -Embra?" and not ""Christmas drink- Lithgae?" (not wishing to sound pedantic)
User avatar
Fingal
Old Salt
Posts: 472
Joined: Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:12 pm
Boat Type: Westerly Fulmar 32
Location: Edinburgh

Re: Christmas drink - Embra?

Post by Fingal »

I would definitely be up for a Friday night drink in Edinburgh, slightly less likely to take the train to Linlithgow. The Captain's Bar has a logical resonance for such a gathering but is usually quite crowded and I'm not sure about the seating situation there ( awhile since I have visited though). The Jolly Judge (in James' Court off the Lawnmarket) is cosy and not too busy usually, or there's The Doric (the bar downstairs not the bistro) in Market St which is very handy for the railway station and bus pass users.
Ken
Fulmar 32 Fingal
User avatar
Ocklepoint
Old Salt
Posts: 312
Joined: Fri Nov 09, 2007 11:26 am
Boat Type: Rival 34, a wee beauty
Location: Me, Edinburgh: Boats, Edinburgh, Arisaig and Kilmory

Re: Christmas drink - Embra?

Post by Ocklepoint »

Seating in The Doric of a Friday night?
And there is The Hebridean next door

Whats the name of that bar halfway down the close behind the old Scotsman building?
User avatar
DaveS
Yellow Admiral
Posts: 1341
Joined: Sat Dec 17, 2005 1:10 am
Boat Type: Seastream 34
Location: Me: Falkirk, Boat: Craobh

Re: Christmas drink - Embra?

Post by DaveS »

Shard wrote:Aye, and the buses are free!
No yet for us youngsters. :(
Image ⚓
User avatar
DaveS
Yellow Admiral
Posts: 1341
Joined: Sat Dec 17, 2005 1:10 am
Boat Type: Seastream 34
Location: Me: Falkirk, Boat: Craobh

Re: Christmas drink - Embra?

Post by DaveS »

Ocklepoint wrote: Whats the name of that bar halfway down the close behind the old Scotsman building?
Is that no the "Jinglin Geordie's"?
Image ⚓
User avatar
Ocklepoint
Old Salt
Posts: 312
Joined: Fri Nov 09, 2007 11:26 am
Boat Type: Rival 34, a wee beauty
Location: Me, Edinburgh: Boats, Edinburgh, Arisaig and Kilmory

Re: Christmas drink - Embra?

Post by Ocklepoint »

Could be.

Who was Geordie and why was he jinglin?
User avatar
Silkie
Admiral of the Fleet
Posts: 3475
Joined: Sat Mar 05, 2005 12:55 pm
Boat Type: Hurley 22
Location: Bonnie Scotland
Contact:

Re: Christmas drink - Embra?

Post by Silkie »

Let me google that for you. :)

http://www.george-heriots.com/school/ou ... ies-legacy" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

So have we decided where we're going for an Embra swally on the 3rd of December?

(Persons wishing to associate in Linlithgow/Falkirk/Stirling/Doune on this or any other night are of course welcome to start threads to that end.)
different colours made of tears
User avatar
cpedw
Old Salt
Posts: 891
Joined: Fri Aug 20, 2004 11:38 am
Boat Type: Nordship 35DS
Location: Oban

Re: Christmas drink - Embra?

Post by cpedw »

There's the Halfway House next to Jinglin G's too. They are both pretty small. Based on Border Maid's information that it's not busy, I would second the Jolly Judge.
Derek
User avatar
Ocklepoint
Old Salt
Posts: 312
Joined: Fri Nov 09, 2007 11:26 am
Boat Type: Rival 34, a wee beauty
Location: Me, Edinburgh: Boats, Edinburgh, Arisaig and Kilmory

Re: Christmas drink - Embra?

Post by Ocklepoint »

I'll third the Jolly Judge.

Time?
User avatar
Fingal
Old Salt
Posts: 472
Joined: Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:12 pm
Boat Type: Westerly Fulmar 32
Location: Edinburgh

Re: Christmas drink - Embra?

Post by Fingal »

Ocklepoint wrote:I'll third the Jolly Judge.

Time?
OK, well I 'work' within walking distance so any time after about 4.30...
Maybe 7 or 7.30 would be more realistic for most people?
Ken
Fulmar 32 Fingal
User avatar
marisca
Yellow Admiral
Posts: 1711
Joined: Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:55 am
Boat Type: Contessa 32
Location: Edinburgh

Re: Christmas drink - Embra?

Post by marisca »

It is with much regret that I inform yousyins that I shall be unable to join you on the 3rd. Family duties with a 3 line whip require that I shall be damaging my liver on Lewis that night.

Sorry! (and so likely will ma heid and liver be on Saturday)
User avatar
Silkie
Admiral of the Fleet
Posts: 3475
Joined: Sat Mar 05, 2005 12:55 pm
Boat Type: Hurley 22
Location: Bonnie Scotland
Contact:

Re: Christmas drink - Embra?

Post by Silkie »

Well if that's the venue sorted there's a bus would get me there about quarter past seven. Sorry you can't make it Marisca.
different colours made of tears
User avatar
Telo
Admiral of the Red
Posts: 2505
Joined: Wed Jan 05, 2005 9:27 pm
Boat Type: Vancouver 34 Pilot
Location: Bampotterie-sur-mer
Contact:

Re: Christmas drink - Embra?

Post by Telo »

Sorry Dave. My Linlithgow was originally a "by the way", made in belief that the whole caboodle had burnt down, and wasn't meant to detract from your Edinburgh suggestion. But, when it emerged that the wee pub was still open, it kind of took on legs. :oops: Wasn't intended. See you in Embra.
User avatar
Silkie
Admiral of the Fleet
Posts: 3475
Joined: Sat Mar 05, 2005 12:55 pm
Boat Type: Hurley 22
Location: Bonnie Scotland
Contact:

Re: Christmas drink - Embra?

Post by Silkie »

Looking forward to it - well, I don't get out much these days.
different colours made of tears
Post Reply