AFA Edinburgh #6 Tattoo

The main draw that got us to Edinburgh was something called Tattoo. We had no idea what it was, but our ex-pat friends who had been in the UK about two years, and had gone everywhere in Europe and the UK, said this was their #1 favorite thing they had seen. Well, considering London, Paris, Rome, Cairo and everywhere else they had been, that was quite an endorsement. So on that endorsement alone, we signed up a few months ago because tickets are hard to get.
It turns out it is a performance of military bands. Having had kids in marching bands, we'd seen many similar events, so we weren't as overwhelmed as our friends, but nevertheless - these were incredible marching bands. There was one from the US, one from Hong Kong, one from India, and several others. Most featured bagpipes, but by now I'd heard so many bagpipes that it was starting to sound good. I even bought a CD of a bagpipe band called ... (I'm not kidding) ... 'The Red Hot Chili Pipers." Bagpipes playing rock music! What could be better???
The event takes place on the Esplanade in front of Edinburgh castle. The setting alone was worth the price.