tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post806614891299349530..comments2024-03-29T06:40:49.882+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: Edinburgh reflections: daffodils, black bins, sightseeing, tv, plane food etcJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-38004546551767803462016-05-24T12:15:56.389+10:002016-05-24T12:15:56.389+10:00The Cathedral is completely breathtaking. It looks...The Cathedral is completely breathtaking. It looks like a wondrous place. <br />I'm glad you felt safe enough to travel, I can only imagine the fear that everyone must be feeling still. Very terrible to feel that way in any circumstance :(<br />It looks like a nice time you had - I can't believe the salad was cheaper than the croissant. I've noticed airplane food getting better overall... it could still use some work of course.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741739604149676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-13009231114557649932016-05-14T22:20:51.972+10:002016-05-14T22:20:51.972+10:00Thanks cate - sorry to hear you have had a hospita...Thanks cate - sorry to hear you have had a hospital visit lately - I was expected more security after the Brussels attacks but didn't really see much. And I like the idea of returning bottles for cash - loved getting money from recycling aluminum cans when we were youngJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-55674529025437921932016-05-07T05:17:30.127+10:002016-05-07T05:17:30.127+10:00Forgot to add, bins here are a little similar to A...Forgot to add, bins here are a little similar to Australia in that they are all separated by product although you only get two per apartment building (that's two per paper/bio/plastics/general/glass) for three apartment buildings and 36 apartments! So they are always overflowing! Plastic bottles and beer bottles are returned to the supermarket for cash. Cate Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11068520532566968605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-42824416035270169252016-05-07T05:15:00.562+10:002016-05-07T05:15:00.562+10:00i have enjoyed reading about your trip, I definite...i have enjoyed reading about your trip, I definitely need another trip to France and one to Scotland. It's funny, I was in hospital when the Brussels attacks hit and it all seemed very surreal. Two weeks later I was travelling to the US and the security was on high alert (understandable of course), especially in Paris-three checkpoints, such that people were missing planes. Cate Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11068520532566968605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-91956611867692369572016-05-06T23:14:58.340+10:002016-05-06T23:14:58.340+10:00Thanks Lorraine - we used to just go to MacDonalds...Thanks Lorraine - we used to just go to MacDonalds at airports because it was really cheap but now there are much better healthier options. However I really hate paying so much for my flight and then getting disappointing food - that just seems so wrong! Though part of me understands that it is really hard to get food that can be stored and prepared in the ridiculously small airport kitchens.Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-26144596508246027762016-05-06T23:12:31.532+10:002016-05-06T23:12:31.532+10:00Thanks Faye - wow did you have people picking thro...Thanks Faye - wow did you have people picking through the weekly "hard rubbish" like we do here :-) In the first apartment there were wheelie bins for the flat like the ones we have here and it was more suburban. In the second flat which was more traditional tenement houses with narrow footpaths there were really large bins as in the photo on the ends of the street and they were so ugly and the a few other really large recycling bins (which confused me about what went where). But in the grassmarket they actually have the rubbish underground and just the bins above street level which I find fascinating. Am sure you would enjoy looking at the rubbish collection in Edinburgh!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-31852125917507447542016-05-06T23:08:45.720+10:002016-05-06T23:08:45.720+10:00Thanks Kari - E found it hard to get a good latte ...Thanks Kari - E found it hard to get a good latte too but he did find some places with soy milk. The vegan options weren't awful on Qatar but not that impressive. I did like the wraps with a curried bean filling.Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-7128370849269191832016-05-06T15:30:48.683+10:002016-05-06T15:30:48.683+10:00Airport food is so funny. It's so cheap to eat...Airport food is so funny. It's so cheap to eat badly but if you want healthy choices it's usually so much more expensive. There's definitely something wrong when that is the case. And perhaps it's not just airport food but food in general.Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigellahttp://www.notquitenigella.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-38183688047261559902016-05-06T11:01:14.958+10:002016-05-06T11:01:14.958+10:00I am always intrigued by rubbish collection around...I am always intrigued by rubbish collection around the world. When I lived in Amsterdam, you would drag all your rubbish down to a collection point in your street (not too far, ours was right outside our building). You could even leave big things like couches. But for recyclables you had to take everything to these huge bins (for us it was three short streets away) and then a truck would come along and lift this big bin out of the ground. A quick google for images shows the bins looking more modern so perhaps they've changed it. We did have separate bins for plastic, paper/cardboard and glass. It was a bit of a pain to drag everything there but it was handy to be able to put out any kind of rubbish outside our building, kind of like having Melbourne's annual hard rubbish collection happening weekly!Veganopouloushttp://www.veganopoulous.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-61982609287231232042016-05-06T02:47:58.412+10:002016-05-06T02:47:58.412+10:00I've been impressed by airport food too althou...I've been impressed by airport food too although am sorry Qatar didn't deliver on vegan options. And it was interesting to hear that E had trouble with soya milk as I've generally always found it, although have had a couple of experiences in small towns / independent cafes where it's not been available - which is very different to Australia where it's pretty much an option everywhere! I think Scotland is still its own place in many ways though, so what happens in England (and particularly the south-east / London) shouldn't be generalised northwards :-)Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887621874869110597noreply@blogger.com