Another day in Glasgow...

Took off this morning on the train to Glasgow, a nice easy trip. One silly reason for the return was to eat at the place we enjoyed so much before - Fifi and Ally's - and we intended to photo document the beauty of the spread.

As you can see from the photo, we got about 1/2 way into our food before we recalled our intentions! Can't beat that.

Then a trip to the Gallery of Modern Art, housed in the old Exchange building and very well done. Some great contemporary artists - Scottish - showing; the space was excellent, admission free, and the atmosphere great for hanging out.

Then, some George's Square, some Buchanan St. - a nice pedestrian promenade with plenty of busking, even dueling pipers... We checked out the Barras Market, but it was pretty much over for the day and quite sketchy in who and what there was.
Family changeover today and tomorrow; Susannah's kin gone today, mine arrive tomorrow, so some home cooking in the Castle for dinner and a little interim chillin'.

The Castle comes with an Aga stove, a particularly wonderful way to cook. Check out this site if you've never heard of one. http://www.aga-ranges.com/ They are always on, so not perfect for anything but the Hebredian climate, but I've dried my laundry on the rack that hangs over ours quicker than the dryer in the dungeon.

Enjoy some more photos, thanks to all the folks who have commented, it makes it much fun...


a couple of fun notes of interest:

• Ya can't turn any heads here with a kilt: youngsters fashion up, or down, their kilts - i.e. wearing them low-slung on their hips with their boxers showing, think baggy jeans: goth kids wearing all black, even black on black tartans and Doc Martins: leather jackets and ripped shirts, etc.



• Petrol equates to about $9.00 a gallon, but our lil' rental auto gets just about 40mph, even with all the shifting and slowing and city driving - that one is for you, Elk.



• Food, in general, 'costs' the same when you equate a Pound and Dollar, like seeing something for 1.29 that might be about that in the states, EXCEPT, the conversion rate is about 2.25, so everything is about twice as expensive.