Glasgow Women’s Heritage Walks
If you don’t know Glasgow, a great way to explore the city is on a guided walk. And if you DO know Glasgow it’s still great, because you will find… Read more Glasgow Women’s Heritage Walks →
Keukenhof part 3: the UK theme
Keukenhof’s theme this year was the UK: Land of Great Gardens. The Juliana Pavilion had an exhibition from the Royal Horticultural Society and the Oranje Nassau Pavilion was meant to… Read more Keukenhof part 3: the UK theme →
Keukenhof part 2: the bulbs
I mentioned in my previous post that the bulbs in the fields and the park were sadly lacking because of the cold spring, but the Willem-Alexander Pavilion was dazzling: mainly… Read more Keukenhof part 2: the bulbs →
The orchids of Keukenhof
Keukenhof is a park amongst the bulb fields near Amsterdam which puts on a lovely display each Spring – well, except this one! We have been before at this time… Read more The orchids of Keukenhof →
Prinx Apartments, Amsterdam
A lovely area of Amsterdam near Leidseplein
Elder Park and Govan
Like many major cities, Glasgow has grown by incorporating surrounding towns and villages. Govan was a separate burgh until 1912 – it once had a population of 60,000 when shipbuilding… Read more Elder Park and Govan →
The wall comes down again: East Side Gallery, Berlin
I was dismayed to see this picture last week – the longest remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall is to be partially dismantled to make way for an access road… Read more The wall comes down again: East Side Gallery, Berlin →
Liz Lochhead at Scotland Street: Competent at peever
What a great wee museum Scotland Street is! A former primary school designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, who fell out spectacularly with the School Board of Glasgow and was more… Read more Liz Lochhead at Scotland Street: Competent at peever →
Linlithgow Palace
I love old castles and palaces, clambering up and down staircases and trying to imagine what it must have been like to live there. Before Christmas, we had an abortive… Read more Linlithgow Palace →
The Versatile Blogger
I’ve been nominated as a Versatile Blogger! For this, I thank Ana Ela who writes a fabulous blog at The Habitual Runaway. We discovered each other recently because in a… Read more The Versatile Blogger →
Following in the footsteps of literary heroines
Last summer, I fulfilled a long-held ambition to visit Prince Edward Island, setting for one of my favourite childhood books, Anne of Green Gables. I wrote about it here, and… Read more Following in the footsteps of literary heroines →
Bellahouston Park and House for an Art Lover
We had a lovely lunch in House for an Art Lover (designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh but built long after his death) on Sunday, then spent an hour or two… Read more Bellahouston Park and House for an Art Lover →
The Glasgow Gallivanter 