And ... Scotland Does Not Disappoint!

After a rough night trying to sleep ... we enjoyed another fabulous day in Glasgow! We chatted over another exceptional meal about our Grins, Gasps, Gripes and Gratitudes. Here are the highlights from our discussion!

GRINS: eating fresh battered fish with vinegar and salt out of the take-away container while waiting for the bus! We never would have ordered the vinegar ... but for the clerk at the street side fish and chip place determined we should definitely take it! And she was SO right!

GASPS: During our tour a The Clydeside Distillery ... John gasped at me - several times ... for actually TRYING a very WEE sip of all three types of scotch during our taste testing ... the Lowlands, the Highlands and the Islay (really peety)! Gah ... it was just horrible! Almost had to plug my nose ..but ... you know what they say: "When in Rome ..."

And ... I gasped in total shock to hear that my Scotch loving hubby had to come to Scotland in order to learn that although he's been drinking Scotch 'neat' all these years ... THAT is NOT the optimal way to maximize the taste! Apprently, you need to add a few drops of water and then let it rest for 20 minutes!!! John was so incredibly tickled that it made such a difference in the taste!

GRIPES: gosh ... we could not think of any gripes! Oh ... except for when John's wallet dropped out of his pocket. But, in all honesty, we can't even gripe about that because I saw it fall ... so ... we didn't lose it!!

GRATITUDES: it rained during the night ... but we had 90% chance of rain this morning and never got a drop. The sun even shone on us!! And the people are simply fabulous ... and ... the food has been fabulour too thus far!!!
And we really enjoyed our time on Buchanan street (it's like 8th Avenue mall in Calgary ... but twice as wide!) with shops and bars and restaurants and the buskers playing bagpipes and/or singing beautifully! I added a wee little video of one of them here!

And ... the Hop On Hop Off Bus is always such a great way to get a sense of the city! We learened on the bus that in Scotland, they have a third legal verdict . You can be found guilty ... not guilty .. or not proven. Which, means that we know you are guilty but they just can't prove it ... hence the old adage " getting off Scot Free"

Oh ... and we also learned the root of the terms ..." make a concession for ..." ! Apparently, students and anyone over 60 qualify for "concession" here in Scotland. Which means ... they give you a discount on your fees for events. I'm including it as a gratitude that we got the discount ... but ... it could also be a wee gripe that we are gaining in years enough to qualify. It's just too bad they don't offer the same concession at the pubs for us grey haired souls!

Okay ... enough for now! Talk to you all again tomorrow!Read more