this trip's overview

San Francisco to Glasgow

Babbity Bowster, Glasgow

Babbity theme

Glasgow

George Square, Glasgow

Glasgow shopping

Glasgow for kids

Culzean Castle

Aberfoyle, Trossachs

Doune Castle

Sterling Castle

Ballachulish

Corpach, Ft. Williams

Loch Ness

Glenfinnan

Pink Guest House, Isle of Skye

Brae Ness, Inverness

Urquhart Castle

The Summer Isles

Ibis, Edinburgh

Omi in Edinburgh

Edinburgh Castle

The Witchery

Craigmuller Castle

back to Glasgow

Edinburgh to Düsseldorf

restaurant recommendations

George Square is one of several modernized meeting places in Glasgow. While we were in the city there were huge concerts given in George Square, with at least dozens of thousands in attendance. As we approached, the most notable visual element was the mirrored area above the columns, in which several drawings (children's drawings?) appeared.

But what was that in front of the pillars? Yep, you saw right, it's a statue of a man on horseback with a traffic cone atop his head! I saw this picture in a travel brochure, so this must be a regular thing. (When I get back to a 'net connection I'll see what I can dig up on this phenomenon.)

From George Square we continued on, walking the shopping paths of Glasgow.