The Anonymous Widower

Nightmare on Princes Street

Princes Street in Edinburgh may be a famous street, but the new trams haven’t improved it, with their unsightly poles and wires everywhere.

The biggest problem is crossing from one side to the other, as there aren’t enough crossings and you have to walk up and down between them to get across. I mentioned this to the young lady, who gave me the directions for the Kelpies and she said the trams had made it worse for some reason. I had wanted to cross to a Tesco to get my copy of The Times, but by the time I got to the crossing it had become blocked by buses. No wonder Scots seem to jaywalk much more than us Sassanachs. It’s the only way they can get across.

I then saw a Marks and Spencer on the other side, so as I knew they had papers and gluten-free sandwiches, I decided to give them a try.

Marks and Spencer on Princes Street, Edinburgh

Firstly, I had to walk back about a hundred metres to find a crossing.

Then, I couldn’t find any gluten-free sandwiches, as they’d already sold out at nine in the morning. But then there is no other shop selling gluten-free food near the station.

So I thought I’d try the Marks and Spencer in the station on my way to the Kelpies at Falkirk.

But they didn’t have any either.  I have complained.

So I bought my paper and hoped I could find something in Falkirk.

July 29, 2014 - Posted by AnonW | Food, Transport/Travel | Coeliac/Gluten-Free, Edinburgh, Marks and Spencer, Two Days At The Commonwealth Games