Wednesday 23 December 2015

Festive Greetings from Scotland

Hi guys, I thought I'd post a photo just to say hello as I have not had the time to blog much since I am spending Christmas with my partner's family - it has been one helluva road trip thus far: Dublin, Carrick, then up to Enniskillen, Belfast, over the ferry to Scotland and I have made it as far as Glasgow today. Given that this is December in the north of Europe, I've not actually had ideal conditions to film much for my vlog. I saw Belfast in the dark (not great for filming) and again, I saw Glasgow by night. I did get some great footage in Dublin and rural Ireland though, so look out for that on my vlog soon. The weather has been disappointing - around 8 degrees and a lot of rain, but at least I had my fix of snow when I was in Slovakia (and I am currently uploading my vlog piece from Slovakia).

This photo was taken in the small town of Kirkcudbright - and yes this is a little alley where people had to walk down to access their houses, it represented a totally different side of life in the UK, a far cry from London where I live. Property is about 1/6th the cost of London here in rural Scotland, man I could have bought a mansion with plenty of land if I moved out there (instead of expensive London where I had just bought my new home). With the afternoon sun shining in, I loved the effect it had on this photo. I hope you like it too. Many thanks for reading.

6 comments:

  1. I love the bike against the wall and the stone path way. Beautiful.

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    1. Alex, Di, joyeux noel and lots of love and relaxation for the Yuletide holidays.

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    2. Thanks,Shane. Have a blessed Christmas with your family. Alex, hope you are having a great Christmas with your extended family. Safe journey home. Next year is exciting for you because you are moving. Can't wait to see the pictures.

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    3. Oooh Di, long story, but we have a family member in a hospital 2.5 hours drive away and we're doing a lot of 300 km round-trip drives to visit him. It has been a tiring period, spending a lot of time on the road.

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    4. Be extra careful on the roads. With or without snow, winter driving is not the most ideal.

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