Gorgeous picture. Thanks so much for answering my question. I can't believe it's taken me so many days to get back here to comment.
I've been fascinated by all things Scottish for years, so it's great to hear first-hand accounts from people who live there. I don't know anything about Glasgow (aside from the fact that that's where Craig Ferguson is from (I believe)), but your descriptions of your part of the city make it sound like a place I'd definitely want to visit. Food is very important to me too, it's one of life's greatest pleasures! (Along with booze. Hubby and I often base our decision of where to eat dinner on what kind of booze they have and whether the bartender is any good at making Cosmos. We have our priorities, don't you know.) We visited Edinburgh briefly a few years ago and loved it. One of the things I enjoyed the most was the architecture. We took tons of pictures of buildings! I just love the fact that so many of those buildings are ancient, whereas most here in the States are new and modern, and a good share of them quite hideous because of that, in my opinion. I wish there was more of a tendency to revamp and reuse the old buildings, rather than knocking them down and starting from scratch. I suppose it probably costs less to do that - God knows most things are driven by profits, or lack thereof - but I wish there was more respect for the history, you know? Anyway, I also agree with you about the Scottish countryside - beautiful! We weren't able to see much in the short time we had, but we took a train from Edinburgh to… let's see if I can remember… Cambridge, I think it was, and what we saw was absolutely gorgeous; loved the sheep dotted here and there. I can't wait to go back and stay longer. I have a fantasy of hubby and I renewing our wedding vows at Eileen Donan castle, including him in a kilt, but dammit, he just won't go for it! ;)
BTW, yes, Ewan does live in America now, has for several years now. Malibu, maybe? No, I don't think that's it. Anyway, a suburb of LA.
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Date: 2013-12-26 04:37 pm (UTC)I've been fascinated by all things Scottish for years, so it's great to hear first-hand accounts from people who live there. I don't know anything about Glasgow (aside from the fact that that's where Craig Ferguson is from (I believe)), but your descriptions of your part of the city make it sound like a place I'd definitely want to visit. Food is very important to me too, it's one of life's greatest pleasures! (Along with booze. Hubby and I often base our decision of where to eat dinner on what kind of booze they have and whether the bartender is any good at making Cosmos. We have our priorities, don't you know.) We visited Edinburgh briefly a few years ago and loved it. One of the things I enjoyed the most was the architecture. We took tons of pictures of buildings! I just love the fact that so many of those buildings are ancient, whereas most here in the States are new and modern, and a good share of them quite hideous because of that, in my opinion. I wish there was more of a tendency to revamp and reuse the old buildings, rather than knocking them down and starting from scratch. I suppose it probably costs less to do that - God knows most things are driven by profits, or lack thereof - but I wish there was more respect for the history, you know? Anyway, I also agree with you about the Scottish countryside - beautiful! We weren't able to see much in the short time we had, but we took a train from Edinburgh to… let's see if I can remember… Cambridge, I think it was, and what we saw was absolutely gorgeous; loved the sheep dotted here and there. I can't wait to go back and stay longer. I have a fantasy of hubby and I renewing our wedding vows at Eileen Donan castle, including him in a kilt, but dammit, he just won't go for it! ;)
BTW, yes, Ewan does live in America now, has for several years now. Malibu, maybe? No, I don't think that's it. Anyway, a suburb of LA.