Piersland House Hotel Ayr

... city and the first time that we have felt relay cold!

Porridge (with salt not sugar) for breakky.

Sunday morning was the "Barras". Markets selling all sorts of goods, trash, treasure and the like. "Come on folks, it's all cheap because it's all stolen"

Really enjoyable weekend and great to stay with a family and see what they say is "The Heart of Scottland"

The next destination on our trip was to Scotland. Now, this is a place I have had on my list to see for a long time. The chance to finally experience it and see it in its full glory was awesome! We landed pretty much on top of water and were able to see the water the entire train ride into Glasgow.

When we arrived at the train station in Glasgow, the group got separated and we decided to wait for them and get a coffee ...

... Apart from that can recommend Relais FRANCESCA in Piano di Sorrento.A super small hotel with parking -important in that area!Also close to train station for Sorrento,Pompeiietc.
P.S.DON'T plan to eat outside Pompeii site-take something with you or use cafe inside.
Cheers
John

... actual city of Glasgow yet. It looks unreal beautiful though. Big city but with a real calmness to it...not the usual hustle and bustle of other big cities. We are getting up early and going to catch some city sights tomorrow. ALso, I almost died when the car rental gentleman gave us a free upgrade to a shining black Mercedes Benz buggy to cannonball around with...full coverage so if any crazy Scottish men run us off the roads, we are covered full tilt!

... of LA style mansions on the way into Troon... I think this is Scotland's celeb coast.

We went for lunch at Scotts Restaurant/Bar at the Troon harbour, which was buzzing with a yacht festival. It was a lovely place, and the food was awesome too... amazing cheesecake :D

That's it for Troon... I did see Arran off the coast though, definitely want to go there at somepoint.

... provided with a glass of wine and chatted to them for a bit, and then went downstairs to meet Molly and head over to Ashton Lane. We (again) grabbed Katie on the way and then went to Nude. It's a bar that I quite like and, though it was busy, they were playing good music and they had blackcurrant to mix with my vodka... what more could a girl ask for?? I ordered my first drink since I was legal to buy it all over the world, a double vodka blackcurrant, and then people began ...

... the history of skye. kilt rock in the Atlantic ocean was pretty cool. after a stop off there we headed up this tiny steep road to the top of one of the mountains where there was SNOW!! yes, it was my snow experience. woo hoo.... then i was too cold and had to get back on the bus. on the was back down we stopped in Uig, which is the main port to the outer Hebrides. it's a tiny town with only one petrol station and the port is one jetty. from Uig we ...

... a way as to hint at one bias or another - simply "Buddhists operate like this, Christians have a story that says this, Jews believe this, Muslims have something vaguely similar that says this." Also an interesting photo essay collection of Afro-Carribean experiences in Glasgow and a Religion in Scotland rundown. It was terrif...museum also did a great job catering to children and children's education about religion, so if you have wee ones or intend to ...

... was a social reception and I hung out with some more people who live in residences near where I am, and so I'm sure I'll keep in touch with them. It's just such a relief to have a few familiar names and faces, even if I can't remember which faces go with what names! ;) Again, as with my last post, I'll try to put some pictures up on Monday. That'll give me some more time to explore campus and get some more sneak peeks for you all! :) Hope life in the States is grand! Betsy

... on the train (the train is my favorite way to travel on public transport...I'm going to miss it!) and we walked to Sauchihall Street from Buchanan Street (still in the main shopping district) to meet Alistair and his wife Liza for coffee (Alistair was in the college with me). It was wonderful to sit and chat and to meet Liza (she is lovely! and she's an artist!) Again, I've been so blessed to see people and to spend time with them here. Sidenote: I just bought some ...