ALL PHOTOS CLICK FULL SCREEN For the last part of my Glasgow tour it's City Centre time. The first time I've arrived by train in Argyle Street. Normally I come in by bus or get off at Anderston Train Station or Central Station but I wanted to see the new hotel just off Argyle Street and this station is nearest. I thought this was some sort of open to the general public student hub at first but it's a hotel... and a stud ..read more

                                                ALL PHOTOS CLICK FULL SCREEN. I've been putting part three of this Glasgow tour off somewhat as I knew it would be daunting and complex to write about and I also had to dredge up a lot of memories from my long forgotten childhood but it's something I wanted to write so here goes. After looking at a street map of Glasgow and online satellite 3D images of the area I thought I could make out a green route weaving betwee ..read more

                                                   ALL PHOTOS CLICK FULL SCREEN I awoke at dawn... one perfect morning... and travelled to a Kingdom by the sea.   Where bright Kniphofia and Delphinium reign supreme.... and Demeter, in all her glory, waits for me. We walk...far, far out... onto the sea strand... where silver mer- maids and mer- men spl ..read more

                                                ALL PHOTOS CLICK FULL SCREEN.   Years ago Alan and myself  kayaked up the White Cart Water under Paisley's shopping streets. I said then more folk had probably climbed Mount Everest than had kayaked under Paisley in that fashion. That same trip we also attempted to kayak up the neighbouring Black Cart Water, seen above, which although ..read more

                                                 ALL PHOTOS CLICK FULL SCREEN. Before the autumn period disappears completely I thought I would temporarily suspend my bus trip and walk across Glasgow ( yes, that's still ongoing :o) and fit this oddity in before it's too late. A few days before Halloween I had to go someplace in Byres Road and I noticed Glasgow's Botanic Gardens had something on. It turned out to be a Halloween exhibit. I noticed it was around £20 eac ..read more

                                                  ALL PHOTOS CLICK FULL SCREEN. Glasgow's International Financial Services District. One major advantage of Barclays Bank picking Tradeston to build in is plenty of space available. Barclays Bank Complex seen from the IFSD. (Photo below.) With such a large footprint it would be impossible to squeeze it into the few remaining vacant lots here so it was always destined to be located elsewhere and just across the river in Tr ..read more

                                            ALL PHOTOS CLICK FULL SCREEN. Like any town or city there will be old and new not far away from each other. Rich and poor districts existing side by side, expanding or contracting over the years and decades with boom or bust economies and changing lifestyles/ technology having an influence. No other bus ride I've taken over the last ten years however showed this change so completely.  Clyde Street Waterfront. As Scotland's largest city ..read more

                                                 ALL PHOTOS CLICK FULL SCREEN. I don't normally look back too much at the blog but recently I was asked to find several seasonal posts to put a gallery together for someone else and I realised just how many good shots I had in previous years. I was also keener then to get out and take photographs... often rushing out if I suspected a good sunset might appear.  This above was the result of gathering autumn windfall bo ..read more

                                                 ALL PHOTOS CLICK FULL SCREEN. I had three fantastic walks in October this year capturing the autumn colours on the trees. All three walks occurred between Anniesland and Clydebank. The sky was blue, no wind, not too warm or cold ...perfect conditions. The path along the Forth and Clyde Canal returning from Clydebank. This is a mix of all three walks. Shopping Centre in Clydebank. Always a busy place yet the canal eithe ..read more

                                                  ALL PHOTOS CLICK FULL SCREEN. I've been offline for almost three weeks due to a tech fault on my line, no internet or phones, so I'm behind on my posts. This is a walk Alan and I did in September. It was a dull overcast day so I thought of Kelly Cut running from the Cornalees Bridge Centre car park to Wemyss Bay over Leap Moor. I've only walked this route once decades ago as I didn't find it very inspiring when I did it ..read more