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    Buchanan Street : Up and Down one of Glasgow’s most Popular and Coloured Streets

    Glasgow green taxi © 2007 Scotiana

    From our different trips to Glasgow, we came back with a great number of photos and unforgettable memories.

    Evening Scene on Buchanan Street © 2007 Scotiana

    We never stayed long enough, alas, to be able to visit all the treasures hidden in the rich and fascinating Scottish [...]

    Glasgow’s St Enoch Centre, Europe’s Largest Glass Building!

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    St Enoch Subway Station, Glasgow Centre © 2007 Scotiana

    Oh yes! Mairiuna, it was quite a fun ride we took aboard Glasgow’s Clockwork Orange subway train. Remember this photograph I took of you both just before we escalated down to the ticket booth?

    St Enoch Subway Entrance, Glasgow © 2007 Scotiana

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    The Clockwork Orange : Embarking at St Enoch Station for a Merry-Go-Round Tour under Glasgow…

    The Clockwork Orange St Enoch Station © 2007 Scotiana

    We like our Underground. From down below it tells you a lot about what is happening up above. South of the Clyde it is largely deserted. Traffic between St Enoch’s and Hillhead is busier with students and shoppers. Some people only like travelling clockwise or [...]

    Lord Strathcona’s Glencoe Estate bought back by MacDonald’s of Glencoe descendance

    As mentioned in my previous post, Donald Alexander Smith (1820-1914), 1st Baron Strathcona, was famously known for having created, at its own expense, the most illustrious military regiment, the Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians).

    Born on Scotland’s northeast coast, in the small town of Forres, Morayshire, in Scotland, he really had simple personal taste.

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    Rannoch Moor : First Steps into the Scottish Wilderness

    Rannoch Moor ©2006 Scotiana

    Rannoch Moor ©2006 Scotiana

    In 2006, on Itinerary 5, we stopped our car on the side of the A82. We love this road which leads to Glencoe, the place where, in 2000, on Itinerary 1, we definitely fell in love with Scotland in front of one of [...]