Scotland
We are now in Scotland. It’s funny, but as soon as we drove over the border I started talking with a Scottish accent again. Very strange! (For those of you who don’t know, it’s been 38 years since I was here).
The original plan when we arrived back in England from Ireland was to spend a few days in the north of England before heading up to Scotland, but we both really wanted to see our aunt and uncle and our cousins, so we called them to see if they were home, then made a bolt for Glasgow.
We have had the best time with them, and also caught up with other aunts and uncles. It’s been a real trip down memory lane for me – I’ve found the place I was born in in Glasgow, and other houses I’ve lived in, Troon and Berwick Upon Tweed. Yep, the houses are still there, even after so long! They are both really lovely towns too. Berwick in particular, which is a border town dating back hundreds of years and was involved in heaps of wars between Scotland and England.
We’ve also been in to Glasgow itself and went to Edinburgh for a couple days. We’ve really enjoyed both cities. Glasgow is a real mix of the old and the new, and Edinburgh is a beautiful city with all its old buildings and the castle.
We are off tomorrow to visit the north of Scotland (and the whisky distilleries), so will update with more photo’s when we get back.