Date Night in Edinburgh

Matt and I decided to go for the classic “dinner and a movie” in our new town. Such a good combo anywhere. Especially if dinner is a giant bowl of ramen and the movie is in a cushy, old-fashioned movie theater.

I love lucky cats. Is that the Asian in me? I totally want one in my kitchen. Maybe I’ll swipe this one from Sushiya next time we go. (p.s. Sushiya is the only place in Edinburgh that serves real ramen – thank you, Scottish ramen gods!):

We also tried their dumplings — delicious!

Matt was being a sweetie. He rarely craves ramen like I do. I had been reading Leslie’s blog (Dear Lord the Cheese) when I espied her post on ramen and then couldn’t think about anything else. What followed was a frenzied google search for “ramen Edinburgh,” and then dragging Matt back out in the cold for a hearty bowl of noddle and pork belly soup! He gamely downed the whole (gi-normous) bowl in about 10 minutes and felt sick the rest of the night:

With.er. happy and full ramen bellies we head to The Dominion to see Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy:

Now what’s especially perfect about The Dominion for date nights is that it’s a bit special. They have a few theaters that have just 12 cushy, massive seats in the whole room. They are more like your own personal lounge chair. The only downside? You can’t snuggle (or snog!) your date during the movie because the arms of the barca loungers act as an unintentional (maybe?) barrier:

Once I realized I got my own foot rest and can of Pringles, I got over my separation anxiety:

Apologies for the crudy photos! I was too embarrassed to use the flash on my camera with only 5 other couples sitting in the theater, but I wanted you guys to see the cushiness that was this movie theater. Oops! I mean cinema. That magenta blog at the tips of my boots is the screen. I felt like I was in someone’s comfy living room with a 1,000 inch screen!

This is just an additional idea for those of you that find “dinner and a movie” too traditionalist. On your date night try hanging you clothes out to dry on an outside clothesline on a very windy day. It’s like a tandem sport! One person has to wrangle the wet sheets over the line and try to hold them down, as the other slaps as many clothespins as possible on the top.

I now understand why the Scots don’t have dryers. When it isn’t raining, and the sun is shining (and wind whip lashing), your washed items are dry in 25 minutes tops!

We are still working on our technique because a few of our items flew off the lines and ended rolled-up (but dry!) under the tree in the corner of the court yard. That’s Matt below having just rescued our sheet:

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Dearest Kitcath,

I have just discovered Liberty of London’s site. Have you ever been? The Emporium is my favorite. This makes me really wish we lived in London. I wish I knew a place to get cheap Liberty remnants so that I could make bits and bobs with their fabrics. I’ve been scouring Etsy’s vintage section for Liberty scarves — they are so pretty! I think mom has a LoL scarf – you must investigate.

Miss you soooo much!

Love,

Larbar

13 thoughts on “Date Night in Edinburgh”

  1. such a nice post! and i dig your new layout girls. well done.
    hope you’re all having a wonderful week. and that you do get to see each other often.
    take care
    xx

  2. Ooohhh, i’ve never been to Liberty’s website because I always just assumed they were too expensive. Interesting that they carry other designers. . . So jealous that Leila has so many Liberty goodies.

    You have me cracking up about the sheets in the wind. Do they smell good after you’ve air dried them? You remember that horrible shaft/courtyard where we would have to dry our items in our Spain flat – barf!

    love you! Cath

  3. Is this the same Liberty of London that was a guest designer for Target last year.or thereabouts? If so, I bought a few things that I loooove.

    You know, I could probably just Google this and find out, but.meh.

    😉

    1. Oh Katie, I’m so jealous! I found out about the collab when I saw a piece on the sale rack and was like “how did I miss this?!” Yes, some peeps! So glad you got some cute stuff from them. The real deal is so pricey — and to my untrained eye looks exactly the same!

  4. i could so go for ramen right now – i also crave it every now and then.

    What a great date night.

    As for laundry lines – i remember having fun w/them when i was traveling in South Africa. Hubby says nothing like a bit of sunshine to get that real clean smell.

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