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Another great day for a panoramic in Glasgow …

Central Station – Glasgow, Scotland / June 2010

… Even though it rained the whole day.

Here’s a couple of images from the next town over, east of Limekilns – Charlestown.

on a lovely (rare) sunny day in Charlestown harbor (harbour?) …

“Charlestown was once one of the biggest and most important industrial centres in Scotland.”

Limekilns at dusk …

Here’ a wee pano of Mums new place …

… no, not the whole building, the “two windae’s and tha’ red door” behind the silver car.

and last but not least, here’s Lord Bruce’s Abbey House Estate …

… during the Culross Festival – (pronounced: coo-russ) that headlined the talented Eddi Reader.

Was in South Queens Ferry (Robert Louis Stevenson – Kidnapped) on Saturday, getting the ferry to Inchcolm, when I decided to venture out during low tide. One of my new favorite panoramics …

Inchcolm Abbey (Medieval) on a sunny day!

Inchcolm, looking south, where we had to dodge the nesting gulls …

… and I got hit twice!

So it was my first time out on the water (Firth of Forth) in Scotland, starting with a ferry ride to Inchcolm Abbey where I had the best half hour nap in my life, then proceeded to get dumped on by, not one, but two seagulls (and no, it didn’t bring “good luck” – yet) …

Here’s a couple of shots of the Forth Rail Bridge …

Anyone see Hitchcock’s “The 39 Steps“? …

Before boarding the ferry, the R.N.L.I gets an emergency call …

A Scot wearing a kilt (Fife Tartan) for the first time, for a wedding on Inchcolm, in the doorway of Hawes Inn (re: Robert Louis Stevenson) …

… stay tuned for more.

A quick trip over the Firth of Forth …

Archie & Smurf make a neighborly appearance …

What it looks like to enter Limekilns …

No idea? It had MG on the hubs and Rover on the boot …

… any guesses?

So while waiting for the bus a couple of days ago, to go to Edinburgh (pronounced: Edin-burrah), I saw this little sign of hope on a rainy day …

One of my dilemmas tonight is Kenny Rodgers or The Proclaimers … I think I’ll keep it local and see the Scots at The Alhambra. Sold out too, but thanks to a few “mates” down at the pub, I got a ticket!

Saw this beautiful sign in front of a pub on the Royal Mile, that leads up to Edinburgh Castle …

And, believe it or not, these are slowly becoming extinct …

… a local town newsletter publishes how many calls are received and made each year from this particular one. (under a two hundred total?)

As seen in Limekilns, Fife, Scotland …

… I’m still looking for these “dens”?