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Bye Scotland - Hello England

What an amazing day. We left Glasgow and headed south. Our first stop was Gretna Green, and the Famous Blacksmith Shop. This was pretty cool. The maze from above Lots of history regarding English couples dashing over the border to Scotland so that they could marry before the age of 21. In the maze Meet and kiss. We wandered around the Courtship Maze and were lucky enough to meet at the bridge. 😊 We headed past the Love Lock display and then into the blacksmith shop museum to see the display. There was a group in one of the chapels having their photos taken. All dressed up in Halloween style dress. Not sure if they were renewing their vows or getting married, but it was pretty interesting. No photos as we though they might thin’ it was a bit rude. Carlisle  Castle Carlisle cathedral Impressive stained glass windows Our next stop was to Carlisle to visit the Cathedral there. After a bit of a dummy spit by me because I

Exploring Glasgow city today

Today we ventured into the heart of Glasgow city for a look see. We took a train from near us to Central station from there we could wander around and do some sightseeing. Central station really is a magic place. The design and organisation was really cool to see. It was a very busy place and we were in off peak time. There are multitudes of platforms like 14 or more with trains going everywhere. One of the biggest stations I've seen. There are shops all around and eateries as well. Lizzy got us underway with her app for walking in towns (GPSmycity). It took us around some of the sights. Once downloaded you don't need wifi access for that town. There are lots to choose from. Choose the one you want and off you go. Centre of town Our first stop was the "Lighthouse". It was once the offices for newspaper but now has been turned into centre for about architecture. 3 floors with displays and the Tower. Yep the elevator was out of action, so we walked up a