Blogs from Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe - page 27

It's all over, The Big Trip has finally come to an end and I'm now back in sunny Scotland, brass monkeys. Here's some snaps from the last six weeks....... read more

I realized today that I haven’t written since our return from Italy. It’s not due to the lack of activity around here, just the opposite actually, but more because since returning from our vacation I have really been missing home. I think a variety of events have triggered this state of mind. The first being my brother Randy is the proud father of a beautiful baby girl, Haley Danielle. He’s asked me to be her Godfather and I happily accepted after confirming that believing in God was not a requirement. Unfortunately, I may not even see her until the summer of 2009. Second, Joanna’s parents have returned from visiting Oregon and we’ve gotten together with them a couple of times since they have been back and listening to them talk about the people, restaurants, and sights ... read more

Ohh, glasgow!! I happened upon 3 days off from work, so decided on a last minute trip to glasgow. 80 euro flight, why not? So i set off early sunday morning... patri was coming home from the bar... for the airport. Landed in glasgow at 7:30, had some tea, caught the train to the city centre, and explored the area until 11 when i went to the Glasgow cathedral. Gorgeous church and being at a service with scottish accents added a whole new dimension to the experience! haha. i officially dub the scottish accent to be the hardest to understand. Then I went to St Mungos museum of religion and life, then to the hostel, where i met a girl, katie, who was born in liverpool, then moved to New Brunswick when she was 14 and ... read more

Life carries on for us here in Glasgow, Scotland. Reflecting on these last couple of weeks had me thinking about the normalcy that is beginning to creep in. Looking at the last two weeks it actually appears that we have a social life. Last Saturday Elizabeth, Camille and I went hiking in the nearby hills. We were very proud of Camille. She managed to hike all the way to the top of her first hill. It was about 1 and 1/2 miles to the top of The Whangie. Yes, her first true unassisted hill is called The Whangie. Then on Sunday I finally got to play my first round of golf. Stuart arranged with one of his friends, who is a member of the Balfron Golf Society (they take their golf seriously), to get us on ... read more

dear mum, dad, claire, and stephen so, its my birthday and im a bit hungover (thought the bar last night was crap and the dj was a jerk) so hopefully i will do better tonight. jers still looking pretty bad but hopefully he will be dooing better soon because its pretty lame trying to party with my self, and i dont think he wants to be moved (which is okay cause there is still lots to see in glasgow). Anywho, im off to see some art gallerys and the usual museumy stuff, ill talk to you all later. Love, ian... read more