tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post3632875535756778985..comments2024-03-27T00:02:28.418+00:00Comments on Alex and Bob`s Blue Sky Scotland: Black Rainbow. A journey through Glasgow's North West Frontier.blueskyscotlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-39108468162685946022014-12-10T04:54:09.645+00:002014-12-10T04:54:09.645+00:00Actually, funny about the Yorkshire folk in Scotla...Actually, funny about the Yorkshire folk in Scotland - when we were up in Sutherland, we went into a tea room near Canisp and found it was run by a Yorkshire couple and the 2 couples in front of us were from there too (not to say the 2 couples were living there though, probably just visitors like us). It seemed a bit like a 'Yorkies' convention ;-)<br />Carol.Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-72365017270090201022014-12-10T02:06:07.530+00:002014-12-10T02:06:07.530+00:00Hi Jim,
Cheers. I remember reading a great book ab...Hi Jim,<br />Cheers. I remember reading a great book about the hidden tunnels under New York in the 1990s. It was a follow up to "Relic" called Reliquary and the writers described people living in the tunnels in great detail and it was the first time I'd heard of the Mole Men or the legendary underground railway for billionaires and presidents which still exists under the city, largely forgotten, to this day. Both books were New York Times bestsellers.<br />As you probably know Glasgow actually doubled in size every decade during the late 1800s until around 1910 when it was the forth largest city in Europe. Now most of the post industrial cities in Britain are actually shirking in size as they cant compete with London for jobs which has grown by about 2 million since 1980. The downside is ordinary people can no longer afford to buy a house there so they move further and further out into the villages which soon become dormitory suburbs as they spend longer and longer on trains :o)blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-3668742927740516032014-12-10T01:31:26.630+00:002014-12-10T01:31:26.630+00:00Hi Carol,
A modern addition when the flats get ren...Hi Carol,<br />A modern addition when the flats get renovated. I assume it's to prevent planes and helicopters crashing into them as I remember a police helicopter hitting a block of flats at Eastwood toll years ago during a snow storm and the Clutha pub of course in recent times although that was a drop in through the roof. North West Glasgow also sits right under the flight path for Glasgow Airport and many of the hi rise flats sit on hills.<br />The Cotswolds have some lovely walks and the Malvern Hills end to end make a great full day walk but I cant see you being happy there somehow. Richard would love it though and Stow on the Wold in Springtime is a great base for exploring the area and for cycling tours.(That's where I stayed anyway and it's central to the area)<br />When I first traveled around the West Highlands most of the locals had already moved out(1970s)and I was amazed to find a strong Newcastle or Durham contingent around the An Teallach area. Torridon was full of Londoners as was Eigg and Skye. Most incomers only last 4 or 5 winters though before the incessant rain gets to them and they move elsewhere. I know a lot of Londoners have moved out to Lincolnshire and the Norfolk/Suffolk villages and the whole of the south east is similar. Maybe you've just been lucky you have been untouched for so long as I've been bumping into Yorkshire folk living throughout the Highlands for over 40 years now :o) blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-70002499418208807242014-12-09T23:24:33.612+00:002014-12-09T23:24:33.612+00:00Round our way, the rush to the countryside has inc...Round our way, the rush to the countryside has increased in a big way - I wish it would go the other way and then we wouldn't have people in our villages ripping out and tarmacking/ concreting their gardens, complaining about livestock making a noise etc. :-(<br />Carol.Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-60347160787968308582014-12-09T15:39:09.102+00:002014-12-09T15:39:09.102+00:00A grand look at the city Bob, some really good pic...A grand look at the city Bob, some really good pictures. I watched a documentary called Dark Days that also looked at the plight of those living underground. The rush to cities from the countryside has certainly increased since I was a boy.<br />Great Kate Bush song too.The Glebe Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609629219727888442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-27575556791042100252014-12-09T03:02:41.495+00:002014-12-09T03:02:41.495+00:00What's with the blue lights atop the tower blo...What's with the blue lights atop the tower blocks Bob?<br /><br />You've got some absolutely superb photos there - I wish I could do night photography but I haven't a clue. I know it would just be a time exposure on my film Zenith but I wouldn't know how long for etc. I wouldn't have any idea how to do it on my point-and-shoot digital and I'm not sure it can do night photography. Love the swans in the dark photo :-)<br /><br />Richard was saying the other day that, sometime soon, we ought to go off and do things like the Mendips, Cotswolds, Ridgeway etc. I'm sure he's right...<br />Carol.Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com