Buses.

When I posted about the Edinburgh Doors Open weekend, I omitted the very first place I visited, because I had decided it warranted a post of its own, which I forgot to write.

So this is that post...

The first building I went to was the one which I thought - rightly - would be busiest. It also turned out to be the one which had the least interesting architecture: purely functional, and not even very interesting industrial geometry. Just - well, dull.

But that wasn't really why most people went to see it.

Because it was a garage. Albeit a very big garage, a huge space several storeys high.

Edinburgh's Central Bus Garage, not far from me in the hinterland between Edinburgh and Leith (a nearby pub is called the City Limits, built on the border between the two jurisdictions - historically, Leith was a different town, and still has its own character), had gathered together a collection of historic buses from various organisations who collect and renovate them.

The garage was crowded with people keen to see the buses. It was surprisingly fun; grown men were wandering around with broad grins on their faces.