KFC’s are not the same the world over. Glasgow’s version has rice but no bread roll, gravy without the mashed potato, and the corn cob comes on a stick. Rembrandt isn’t the same either (not that I’m comparing Rembrandt with KFC). Books and TV cannot portray the depth of the real thing, the same asContinue reading “Different in real life…”
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What were they saying?
The site of the Walter Scott statue in Glasgow wasn’t his originally. The guy who had been there carelessly lost the America’s for Britain, so disgruntled citizens had his statue removed, reminiscent of Damnatio memorial, practiced around 300AD, which involved a new ruler having statues inscriptions removed, the stone turning upside down, and a newContinue reading “What were they saying?”
Trees!
You go to sleep sailing away from Lerwick, and wake up in Aberdeen. And there’s the chairs that Aberdeen workers use for a pre-work massage… so public. Then catch a train to Glasgow; trees! So nice to see trees. On the walk from the ferry through to Aberdeen Union Square (that massive complex which housesContinue reading “Trees!”
Oh oh
How many ways are there to pay for the bus? Cash; not on some. Card, at entry, at a kiosk, or there’s tap on tap off; you scan your visa when you get on, and again when you get off. The bus company computer works out what you owe and charges automatically. Last but notContinue reading “Oh oh”
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