The beauty of Glasgow

September 11, 2013


It was yesterday, that the train departed for London, wasn't it?

No, it wasn't. But it feels like it and at the same time it feels also ages ago. Not only five weeks. But I think that's one of the curious things about travelling - at least for me. Time flies so fast that it begins to spin around you, and at the same time it's stretching and bending. So many impressions, events, things you've seen and done - weeks become month and days and hours at the same time.

The first stop on our journey was Glasgow. We went there by train and bus. Partly because slow travel is a really good thing and mainly partly because I'm afraid. really. afraid. of flying. This is a thing I have to work on because some countries are, of course, difficult to reach by train or bus or ship, but...eh, yes, going 75 m deep into the earth with a train (Eurotunnel) doesn't scare me half as much as a plane....

We had 5 days in Glasgow and I fell completely in love with this city. Although they told us, that the sun and temperatures we had there the whole time were, eh, not very common, it hadn't much to do with the magic of this Glaswegian summer. I think it's the peculiar combination of ugliness and beauty of this city. Of dust and polish, colour and black, industry and art that meet there. And the sky. The ever-changing sky.























 


10 comments:

  1. What gorgeous photos! i was in Glasgow with my family, pushing 50 years ago now. The only thing that i remember about it (and my family talks about to this day) is that we had the most magnificent meal at a Chinese restaurant while we were there!

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    1. Thanks, Tracy! It's funny, that it's sometimes the food that stays in the memory :)

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  2. beautiful pics. unfortunately, I've not been to Glasgow yet. I know what you mean by time stretching and twisting. for me, on the day I'm coming back, it always feels like no time has passed. it's strange. it's different if I come back a different way than I left. still. weird..

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    1. Thanks Petra - it's really interesting what you say about coming back a different way... Maybe the deep-down-thing in the brain doesn't notice that you are on your way back and thus cannot "prepare" for it. ;)

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  3. Thank you for this wonderful comment, Priya! I like that idea very much. And it makes me really happy to think that my pictures can cause feelings, memories, thoughts ... It's what I love most about photography.

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  4. Ich habe mich schon auf die Bilder gefreut :) Echt klasse!

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  5. oh my, wonderful photographs here! i love the shot inside of the church!

    lindsey louise

    hellomrrabbitblog.com

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  6. Wunderbar! Schottland ist auch ein Traumziel von mir. Eines Tages ...

    Danke für Mundwässrigmachen. :)Ich freu mich schon auf mehr.

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    1. Danke Dir! Ich kann eine Reise nur empfehlen - ich bin immer noch voll mit Eindrücken... Freue mich auch schon, mehr Bilder zu zeigen (und es kommen noch eine gaaaaaanze Menge!) :)

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  7. I loved following your trip on Instagram and I love seeing more here! Gorgeous pics! Looking forward to more.

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