Edinburgh residents prepare to flee your homes, as the Festival 2007 (complete with approximately a million of the student population) descends upon the Scottish capital. For the month of August, venues across the city will be filled with anyone and everyone from the most accomplished stars of the international stage, to the slightly wooden amateur productions with their creaky sets and bungled exits. One of the highlights of the theatre calendar, this really is one of the most entertaining events you'll come across, in one of the UK's most vibrant and eclectic cities.
However, if you associate the Edinburgh Festival with another pretentious 21-year-old's self indulgent interpretation of Kafka's Metamorphosis, or irritatingly chirpy theatre kids high-kicking their way through Guys and Dolls for another year, don't forget that there are plenty of other things to do in the city. From the City Observatory to the more bizarre Frankenstein Museum, you'll have no trouble finding sights to see - unless, that is, you're distracted by Cadenhead's Whisky Shop, a detour which may slow your progress somewhat...
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