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Tara Cloud
Pipers piping!
How great to spend a month in such a fab city! Pretty funny how something as lovely as pipers can turn into a nightmare--too much of a good thing. Really impressive street art--wonderful that it's been respected and not spray-painted over! I also love cemeteries, especially old ones like that in Glasgow with historical, carved stone headstones up on hills with views. Hope when you return, you can check out some of the beautiful buildings of Glasgow architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh. He's a fave of mine, and I made pilgrimages to many of his sites. Hope also the piping competition won't be held when/if you're there next year.