Lilian's Tree

I'm still making my mind up about Glasgow. I liked seeing the main city area but to me it lacks the history of Edinburgh and the warmth as well. I arrived early Saturday morning, by train. An amazing trip 45 minutes to go from Edinburgh to Glasgow, only three stops, on the fast train. By 10.00am I was in my hotel room. I then had a full day to explore and 22,000+ steps later, I had explored. This interesting clock, was near my hotel. Hiding the carpark. Council building and War Memorial. Clyde River. Walking to the main shopping area, I walked down to the Clyde River. There were very few people around, nothing happening on the water, it looked forlorn. I crossed the footbridge, to explore the other side and when a man came out of the hotel swearing, I went back across the bridge.  I also explored around the three universities, near my hotel but again very few people around. Also checked out several shopping malls. Sunday was a day exploring Stirling ...

Thirty days out and I'm away, visiting family in Melbourne. Our granddaughter was in the school musical and we promised that we would attend. This time we flew down and back, rather than take two days, each way,  to drive.  The musical was wonderful and the school has a bunch of very talented kids. In the past 10 days I have made contact with a taxi company, in Galway and arranged my tours. One to Ballynakill, where my ancestors came from and one to Connemara, just for sight seeing. I've also been checking out how to get from Glasgow to Ayr and train is the best option. This has lead me to down-loading maps of the locations I need. I've also been checking out places to go, whilst I'm in Glasgow. I've registered at Smart Traveler, got spare passport photos and ordered garden soil, for the vegetable patch!  Yes, I'm going to plant my bulbs and some vegetables, before I go, so I will have a Spring crop, this year. I've also been shopping for non-perishabl...

The last 10 days have been busy, with four days in Canberra and then the four day Easter weekend. Canberra was wonderful and James enjoyed himself and so did Grandma and Granddad.                                          The Big Merino, Goulburn. The National Zoo.                                                    Telstra Tower, Black Mountain. A few visitors, the other side of the fence, where we stayed. We were on the go everyday, with the zoo, Questacon and the National Arboretum being the main places. Easter was quiet, with a family barbecue on Easter Sunday and a trip to Bunnings, (local hardware store), on the Monday. I've started organising what I want to see, in Galway and Glasgow. Galway, I'm lookingh at hiring a ...