Well Hello From Glasgow!!!
Twenty's Plenty Folks!!! This is by far my most favorite thing about where we live. Instead of speed signs that say max this or min that...it just says "Twenty's Plenty" lol!
We are here! And loving it! Coming from Sweden we were thinking of doing a little more travel through England, but felt to come to Glasgow a little early and we are so glad we did.
Almost there!! A very nice gentleman took this photo for us...can't tell you what he said to us though (he had the most awesome, thick scottish accent).
Preston, England train station. Started in 1838 carrying passengers!
Cute little cafe at Preston train station.
Can you say tired? A bus, a train, a plane, a train, another train....and we are here in Glasgow!!!
Long days of lolly-gagging and resting… sigh…its wonderful. Admittedly it is also difficult ot not feel guilty for not doing anything really productive. I am learning (again) that rest and time with God is many a time – time well spent. … and the furniture can only be re-arranged so many times so I might as well kick up and relax! (I have been cooking...a lot...hence a strict running routine!)
Our first breakfast!
Toblerone Cookies. Note to self, up the running routine (again).
Dinner! (I cook when I have nothing else to do.)
As some of you know we are renting Ken Lyon’s flat, and what a blessing it is! It is our little haven amongst the chaos of settling into another country. His parents have been absolutely blessed towards us. Gordon (Ken’s dad) picked us up from the train station and brought us home to a flat with a clean made bed, fresh towels and enough groceries to get us started. I will not say whether or not I ate Scottish shortbread for breakfast.
Outside our flat, we are on the top floor.
Little church across the street.
Quaint Kitchen.
My favorite chair...as you may have noticed from the pics.
Round the front of our flat we have a few little shops and we can get most of our groceries right there – they are all SO friendly. That is one thing the Scots are good at, hospitality and friendliness…and the accent is a bonus. Oh the accent! Most people are pretty easy to understand, but you get the odd few chatting together and I have more than once thought they were speaking another language, I love it!
Weather: Has been awesome! Only one day that rained all day, we are loving it, we often wake up to the sunshine…though we have been forewarned of the rain to come. “There is never bad weather in Scotland, just bad clothing.” – Billy Connelly. Good thing I brought my wellies…now wellies for Jay… we’ll be sure to post photos.
NOTE: Clear Blue Sky (view from our window)
NOTE: Clear blue sky...again from our window.
Public Transportation: Let’s just say even the locals have a hard time. It changes constantly, seems we are always running to catch something or missed it entirely. We will learn this though!
Why do we not have double deckers in Canada??? They are so much fun, every turn you take it looks like you are going to hit something, than you don't!
Litter: Not gonna lie, there is litter everywhere, sorry Scots, this is one area I have to say nay to. Anytime you are out on the sidewalk it is like playing ‘dodgestep’ with the latest and greatest from the local dogs. Maybe we could start a litter revolution…you already get fined 50 pounds if you get caught spitting your gum on the sidewalk…maybe we can do the same for litter!!!
There is so much to explore, we are going to don our wellies and umbrellas tomorrow (just in case) and head out as tourists tomorrow to look around Glasgow... than hopefully this weekend we cruise on into the countryside for Castles!
Another dramatic Scottish Sky, there are often loads of clouds.
Good Evening! The sun shines in right around dinner time, a Glorious Day!
Tata for now.
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