Scotland

I flew in to Glasgow from Newark, with clear views as we were approaching Scotland. The three days in Glasgow went too fast, I was busy looking for evidence of where Peter McCormick had lived in Port Glasgow and Glasgow, sadly all the places have been demolished but it was great to walk the streets where he would have walked. I spent time at the Mitchell Library looking at old newspapers and also visited the Glasgow University, it has been open since 1550, there are wonderful buildings around the campus. The food was good in Glasgow and I had tapas at Andulaz, a spanish place owned by an Italian. My hotel was good and central for the things I wanted to do, cost 35 pounds a night with breakfast, which didn't break the bank. On my last night I took the train out to Ballock at the end of Loch Lomond and walked half a mile to put my hands in the water. I went by train to Edinburgh and wanted to go for a weekend trip to the highlands but it was bank holiday weekend and all the 2 day trips were booked. I went to Oban on the first trip, and to Inverness the next day. Typical scottish weather as the lower photo shows, windy, cold and wet. I did enjoy a look at Invarary Castle, with all its treasures, the garden, and the view from the car park, we went over the bridge as we continued on our way. Life is good.