f/e 2026-05-10

Two weeks of notes, in the middle of which I went to Glasgow for three nights and then Edinburgh for the same. A “holiday”. I was lucky with the weather and had a good time. I was touristing with my friend J, from Germany, and despite having seen very little of each other over the past 30+ years, we got on fine, saw several sights, drank nice coffees, and ate nice foods. Neither of us had been to Glasgow before, and there: We did the Sightseeing Bus one day which does make you (me) feel like a complete dork, when you’re looking out at locals from the open top deck while a tour guide explains buildings to you, but is also a really good way to get a good overview of a place, as well as “hop-off”, see a sight, and “hop-on”, until you’ve completed a loop. We went to the Riverside Museum which is full of many, many old vehicles of all kinds, from a Sinclair C5 and skateboards, through many intricate model ships, up to a fire engine, steam engines, and subway cars. The building’s quite nice…