Two days in Edinburgh, one in Glasgow
Having arrived in Edinburgh on Sunday night, Monday was time for family things. This primarily meant seeing my grandparents – I have not done so for over a year, and, to use a cliché, they are not getting any younger.
My mother had remarked that my grandma in particular is getting less and less aware of what is going on around her, and is in particular not very able to deal with large groups of people. I actually found her fairly lucid and capable of conversation, but it is clear that she is indeed getting older. It will happen to us all.
After seeing them both off at the bus station on Monday evening, myself, Astrid, Catriona and her boyfriend Dani went for a wander around Edinburgh, which is of course extremely busy with the festival right now. We stopped at a couple of pubs, got a bit wet in the rain, and saw some Nepalese drumming which sounded a lot like hard techno. All the while, myself and Catriona were acting like a pair of tour guides explaining the sights and sounds of the capital.
Today, with it still raining, myself and Astrid took the train through to Glasgow. Tonight we will stay with my old friend Chris, who has been busy for the last year learning to build guitars. He showed us his latest creation, which I was very impressed with, before we all headed off for a wander round the West End. The plan was to see the Kelvingrove museum, which I have not seen since it has reopened, but a general strike by council staff put paid to that. There is really not so much to do in Glasgow when it is raining and everything is shut, unfortunately.
Later, we went round to Danny’s for dinner, before heading back for another early night. Tomorrow we will start walking the West Highland Way, for which we will need all our energy.
