text: the fringe festival means many things thousands of shows street performers way too many tourists and pop up beer gardens dotted about the city the spiegel garden i have to say is one of the best it is right in the heart of things in george square that is george square by edinburgh uni not george street that is full of posh people trying to get into opal lounge it is great for grabbing a beer or other cold drink in between shows or some food from the pop up food vans that are insides and outside of the gardennnthere are loads of picnic tables if you get there before the crowds but most people seem to just grab a seat in the grass well it is not actual grass it is fake grass that they have covered the whole square with the vibe here is great as well with some many people in and out of festival shows and just excited to be out and about in edinburghnnive noted that other reviews claim that drinks are more expensive here i am not sure that is actually true as a pint is normally nearing ua from most places in edinburgh so the prices seem about average to me in fact for three drinks i only paid about ua so clearly not as expensive as people are claimingnnbut all in all this is a great place and since it is only around for a month it makes it even more important to go and get some drinks and just enjoy the festival