Thistle Do Nicely

Thistle Do Nicely, 97 High Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2012 • Closing down sale for the punningest souvenir emporium on the tourist-clogged rat-run of tuneless bagpipes and tartan tat that is Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. Later replaced by Whisky & Wine.

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By Vici MacDonald
On 2014/04/06
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2012, Edinburgh, Scotland, Shopfront Elegy

extinct, gifts, pun

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