Blogs from Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe - page 11

Note: Since I've become lazy with blogging due to internet troubles and how much cooler going out and experiencing things in Glasgow are than sitting in my room hooked to a computer, this blog will cease to be in any particular order. King Tut's Wah Wah Hut looks like any of the apartments surrounding it from the outside. The sign is easy to miss, and though it boasts itself as the "UK's best live music venue," it is certainly a very humble looking establishment. Walking down a flight of stairs to enter below street level, you walk into a bar, a small amount of tables for the food they presumable serve during the day, and a pool table. The real magic happens when you walk through the bar room to the back where there are the ... read more

September 9th - 12th -- Glasgow & Bishopton Another train ride from Inverness to Glasgow and then onto the small community of Bishopton. I tried valiantly to keep my eyes open on this ride. Inverness is in the Highlands of Scotland surrounded by large hills covered in green grass, trees, shrubs and purple heather. There are waterfalls, bogs and of course, scores of sheep. The constant mist punctuated by sunlight makes this the perfect spot for painters (or photographers). After another “travel adventure” (read: not what we were planning), we finally arrived at the most delightful B&B. The Miller’s Guest house dates from the 1700’s and was originally a stable courtyard. It is in the countryside a few miles outside of Bishopton. There are only two guest rooms and we were the only ones visiting at ... read more

Looking over at the clock on my Mac Thursday morning as I woke up, I saw the time read 8:34 am. Hmmm, I thought, that means... OH MAN IT'S 1:34 PM! I have never experienced jetlag before, but I guess that long night sleep was necessary. Getting the most out of what I had left of the day was a must, so after a quick bowl of Crunchy Nut cereal, Lauren and I headed for Glasgow Center to see the haps. What I noticed, even as I took my first walk through the neighborhood, was how populated the streets were, and how many businesses were so densely packed in. Everywhere in all directions were food shops of all different cultures, restaurants, pubs, barbershops, pawn shops, theaters, galleries, everything. And this is only in the local West ... read more

Scottish Smurf in Scotland Scottish Smurf :  La la nah nah! Mon pays c'est le plusss beau !  Ah salut vous tous! ;-) Hihihi! Gen vous la dit hein?! Mon pays c'est le plus beau de tous les pays !  Mais là après toutes ces visites et ces marches, la petite Gen a fait la fainéante aujourd'hui...! Elle est restée au lit jusqu'à midi !!! Oui oui ! Vous avez bien lu ! MIDI !! :-o Ben quoi ! Moi j'étais en pleine forme! C'est pas parce qu'elle me porte dans son sac toute la journée que je ne m'épuise pas à la visite! En plus la p'tite maudite, elle oublie de me sortir de ma cachette des fois! À croire qu'elle a honte de moi !! ;-) Hier on est allé a Glenfinnan voir le ... read more

Next two days are mainly travel days as we make our way from Skye to Glasgow and then onto Ireland so wont be too much to report, will still provide daily update though. SKYE TO GLASGOW Today we left Skye and headed down to Glasgow – back to the big smoke. On the way we stopped for a couple of photo opportunities – beautiful Scottish scenery – and we saw plenty today. Our first stop was at Eilean Donan Castle which sits on a small outcrop just inland from Skye, it is a magnifificent setting overlooking a loch. The castle is often used in promotional material for Scotland, with its perfect setting you can see why. We travelled through some more spectacular Scottish countyside and stopped for lunch at the lake (loch) side town of Port ... read more