Blooming Frezzing
Trip Start
May 08, 2006
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Trip End
Mar 07, 2007
Glasgow,
United Kingdom
Monday, December 11, 2006
Bloody hell!! Does it rain in scotland or what. It rained almost non stop here for 2 days and thus i saw and did nothing.
I arrived in Glasgow with no where to stay as usual. Found an internet place, found the only hostel around with room (the most expensive one) and checked in. Had to pay 18 pounds for a room because it was a 4 bed. But had it to myself. It was sunny at this time. I walked around, into the celtic shop, determined to buy something celtic. I like celtic. I wish they played in the english premier league somehow. But everything in the store was expensive so i thought better.
I was suprised how busy the main streets of glasgow are
a. Glasgow Street life
. It was a little bit overwhelming actually. It felt busier than edinburgh. I ended up getting near the end of one big street and pulling out my book to see what was worth having a look at. There isnt really and super sites in glasgow. Just bars. Being scotland a middle aged man came up to me and asked where i was looking for. I explained nothing in particular. He went on talking to me for 10 minutes about all sorts of things. The thing was, i couldnt understand a single word he said. He had the thickest scotish accent in the world. It was great. Somehow i worked out he said there was a pub around the corner with 1 pound pints. After shaking his hand a dozen times we parted ways. Great guy. I ended up walking around the corner and looking at the pub and just thinking of trainspotting where the american tourist walks in to use the bathroom in scotland and gets bashed. I was hungry anyway so i found some a bench and pulled out my peanut butter and bread. I always look homeless eating my peanut butter and bread. It was also so bloody cold outside. I think Glasgow is the coldest i have been so far. I was so cold! Couldnt feel my ears let alone my testiclaeee. I ended up going to the bus station and asking how much a ticket to london was. Its was only like 28 pounds. Score. I also asked how much a ticket to inverness was. There was a special for the week of 4 pounds. ohhh i thought
b. Glasgow 2
. i cant not. But i dont know. So i left perplexed in thought. I went back to the hostel to warm up. Made dinner then went out determined to go sit in a pub in scotaland. I walked around. All the pubs are the same as in Oz. Except in Glasgow they were all really well lit inside and all packed out. So much so that i walked around freezing my ass off for 3 hours procrastinating then just went back to and fell asleep.
Next day i changed rooms to the bigger dorm with people in it. I headed out in the pouring rain. I decided to go to Inverness for just 1 night. You cant go to Scotland and not go to Loch ness. It was only 4 pounds. It was fate, I had to go. I got a ticket and i got a ticket to london as well for 30 pounds. Cheaper than Liverpool to Edinburgh. Bizzare.
I searched aimlessly in the rain for pubs and I even searched for the Internet, but apparently there was a fire and it was closed. So i headed back the hostel and sadly watched bad boys 2. I went to go to sleep at 1 am. I walked into the room expecting the light to be off. It wasnt. These 2 italian guys were talking really loudly. I went to bed. Everyone else was pretending to sleep
c. Bridge outside hostel
. After 20 minutes I said hey guys could you please turn the light off. They said sorry sorry and kept talking. The thing was, it was wierd what they were talking about. One from listening to him was a bi-sexual prostitute and the other one was a aspiring one. One was really excited about his job and couldnt stop talking about how good a job it was. After another half an hour i said Hey guys i gotta get to sleep. They said sorry sorry and begain whispering, then it eventually turned into full loud talking. I then clicked it and said something about stop talking about your bi sexual sex stories and turn the fricken light off! I have never clicked it before in a hostel. But i was just pissed off. I dont know why everyone else was pretending to be asleep. After that they of course listened. Also i pulled out a massive knife and gestured stabbing them. I woke up the next morning. 7 am. Had to leave early to get my bus. Made sure to make lots of noise and bump into both their beds.
Glasgow was the coldest i have been so far.
