tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post8958664420628263535..comments2024-03-27T00:02:28.418+00:00Comments on Alex and Bob`s Blue Sky Scotland: Anderston. Anderston Centre. The Bridge to Somewhere. Glasgow City Centre.blueskyscotlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-53981990174079925002024-01-25T20:23:49.517+00:002024-01-25T20:23:49.517+00:00PS I forgot to mention it lay on near M8 between G...PS I forgot to mention it lay on near M8 between Glasgow and Edinburgh ta.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-33114183299549742252024-01-25T20:22:03.643+00:002024-01-25T20:22:03.643+00:00Hi Everyone can you please tell me where an old of...Hi Everyone can you please tell me where an old off highway/ motorway area existed till mid 1980s.It was called the Toon by Fifers who often packed the Fife Scottish bus crossing The Kingdom East to W /Sof the country.Stagecoach ended this service circa 1993 it was before it's time all set on a large green developed area with a huge church, second hand furniture in, majestically poking above all else.A mix of hotels, colleges, shops,and big retailers one 2 storey had home, kids eyes gave Woolworths a proper run for their money.Marking the hill edge was a crash barrier as if turning in from a highway, I would be so grateful if you could name the location thanks a lot and best regardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-90104873021514476402016-03-12T11:33:28.016+00:002016-03-12T11:33:28.016+00:00Cheers Mike, Like you I enjoy finding out about th...Cheers Mike, Like you I enjoy finding out about the history of places I visit as that's part of the attraction afterwards although on this occasion I obviously have a personal interest, growing up there. More Glasgow, other Scottish towns, and 1950s/1960s architecture to follow as I've spent the last few months revisiting some lesser known locations on bike and foot. <br />I really enjoyed your colourful post on Liverpool and The Beatles a few months ago as that's a city I've always wanted to visit.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-42200544313914138672016-03-12T11:16:50.488+00:002016-03-12T11:16:50.488+00:00Ah, but it's outdoor speed "dating" ...Ah, but it's outdoor speed "dating" in interesting locations, in deep tunnels, on cliff edges, high up on iconic buildings, and various other exciting spots reached via a combination of obstacle course navigation and cross country exploration to get there by a certain time limit. That's where the hang gliding comes in. I'm sure it's a unique idea that will appeal to the more adventurous spirit. How's that for thinking out the box :o) blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-8000841458036888942016-03-11T19:04:31.417+00:002016-03-11T19:04:31.417+00:00That was a fascinating piece. And really well-wri...That was a fascinating piece. And really well-written, if you don't mind my saying so. I visit Glasgow often and see it with a visitor's eyes. You offer a perspective on a part that I mostly drive through, and which I could not possibly appreciate without your eyes. I need to read it again before my next trip. Personally, I find most of the architecture of the 60s and 70s quite offensive, however well intentioned. All our great cities are hotch-potches now, it seems, lacking in something approaching cohesion - and, often, sadly, a mess.Mike@Bit About Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741370413282813229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-43382016630241591622016-03-10T08:02:47.860+00:002016-03-10T08:02:47.860+00:00I think I'd give speed dating and hang gliding...I think I'd give speed dating and hang gliding a miss personally! But I'm like you - I like to do different things or at least give (nearly) everything a go. The madder the scheme the more I like it personally. Hence my row across Loch Quoich in the daft little boat - I just had to do it. Also my cave-sleeping trip in the Arrochar Caves. I asked a lot of people on the forum I was on if they wanted to sleep up at Arrochar Caves - a couple volunteered but the rest said we were nuts. When they read our reports about how much fun it was, they were all jealous! You only live once though (so far as we know)...Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-15706911193008614282016-03-09T08:32:55.515+00:002016-03-09T08:32:55.515+00:00Hi Carol,
My own quote and bitter observation as a...Hi Carol,<br />My own quote and bitter observation as although I've always been in various groups over the years and enjoyed their company any time I've suggested doing anything different... " Potholing in a climbing club????!!" Cross country skiing in a hill-walking club!!? kayaking/Cycling in a mountaineering club???? it's usually greeted with disbelief or ridicule as a mad concept.<br />I've spent decades trying to persuade people to do a wide range of different activities rather than the same old thing every week but most of the time I have to do it alone or practically beg people to give it a go.<br />It's still happening to this day and folk still think I'm mad to want to try different sports or things of outdoor interest for variety instead of just doing what we always do every single week. Is it me that's mad or them?<br />If I had the money and free time I'd attempt new past-times every few months... hang gliding, kite surfing, scuba diving, speed dating :o) blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-89338598904205788442016-03-09T08:00:44.535+00:002016-03-09T08:00:44.535+00:00Hi Linda,
It certainly was but it seems such a str...Hi Linda,<br />It certainly was but it seems such a strange idea now to put office space and shops hidden away inside residential tower blocks when most shoppers had no idea or inclination to visit them.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-28747342324383708602016-03-07T09:47:05.366+00:002016-03-07T09:47:05.366+00:00"A stance with a great deal of irony as anyon..."A stance with a great deal of irony as anyone truly apart is usually shunned by society and struggles to fit in with any group as they have completely different thought processes and standards that in general only become accepted as genius quality once they are completely mad, tamed or dead"<br /><br />That's so true!Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-40847224370157934252016-03-07T04:43:33.595+00:002016-03-07T04:43:33.595+00:00I'll bet it was fun to wander through the old ...I'll bet it was fun to wander through the old neighborhoods and reminisce. Linda W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00805197763483105000noreply@blogger.com