Scotland Day Two: Newcastle-Gretna Green-Glasgow

Woke up a thousand times tonight, but still feel pretty well rested. I'm soo not gonna have breakfast at the Seven Seas restaurant! Don't have any money for that after last nights dinner. Soo, it's gonna be something warm to drink and a croissant with cheese(hence the cheese addiction) at Bake'n Coffee. Then enjoy one last walk on the deck, and we'll be arriving soon in Newcastle! jeeeej!!!
Finally land! So we got off the ferry and got on the road with our bus to Glasgow. There will be the hotel we're staying at. The nature is already better than the Dutch nature. The grass is greener, everything is much more alive! I love Great Britain already!!! It's all so fairytale like! Well, I always felt love for GB, there has always been a connection somehow.

Anyway, trailing off. So first we're driving to this place called Gretna Green somewhere on the border of England/Scotland. According to the bus driver Hank, who is also our guide (guess they didn't have money to pay for both :s) this place is known for secret weddings. At the Black Smith's Shop couples who wanted to get married, but weren't allowed, married in secret. This migth be still happening, but the place is now publicly used for weddings too.

There was a couple getting married, but I took no pictures. I can't do that. Intriguing on their privacy.

Anyway, it was a nice location to stop for a cup of tea, although I'm no tea person. So this was my first and last cup of tea of the whole journey. There was a bag-pipe-man playing well known Scottish music. I love Scotland, it's so tropical! Everything is so much greener and fuller, I can't help noticing.

Back on the road, we have been passed by two full busses filled with elderly. Pretty sad if you ask me. For us that is. We're slower than elderly :p Two busses full!!!

A guide is waiting for us at Georges Square in Glasgow, Paulina, she will show us around Glasgow. But she will only be with us twice, apart from that, we have Hank! Jeej for us!

We saw the beautiful City Hall, although just the ground floor, the rest was not allowed. Beautiful architecture! After that we saw a cathedral, lucky for me I forgot the name(Glasgow Cathedral maybe?). But it was soo magical! First it was different, katholic, then they added a floor and it became a calvinistic church. Stunning architecture! Across the road there was the first house of Glasgow. That's what I understood anyway. Pretty nice! Then we had a break for an hour. So I walked a bit through Glasgow, didn't come far, since I spotted a Star Bucks. (We didn't have those yet. Although now we are having more and more. Too bad, I loved Star Bucks to be in other countries, not in Holland. It's soo not Dutch! Still isn't!)

Then my Parker pen decided to give up on me, which was a pefect timing. I went into an arts shop and bought two refills. And its way cheaper than in Holland. Not such a suprise, since it's GB'sh. :p

After getting at the Normandy Hotel Renfrew, in my hotelroom, with a double bed, all for me. Jeej!!! It started to rain. Which was lovely! I got out and started dancing in the rain, with my flip-flops, umbrella which I stopped using, and vest that got all wet! It was an amazing feeling. A true feeling of freedom and connection with God.

After a nice warm shower I went to bed. Just lovely.