Sophie B. Hawkins - California Here I Come

Not goin' to Cali anytime soon.. but this song takes me back....

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Gail's bakery/coffeeshouse...

One of my FAV things about London is GAIL'S!!!!

Cute, clean and modern interior with a rustic feel to it...

The BEST and prettiest cappucino's in town... YUM!!!!!!! It's ART cafe.

And, if I DO say so myself, the combination of cappuccino and layered carrot cake is TO DIE FOR!!!

The University of Glasgow

A very beautiful campus.

Am I in Sydney?!?

No, it's still Glasgow...But, Glasgow seems to have it's very own Sydney Opera House! Or, something like it! Hahaha! I take the one in Sydney, any day!!!

All around Glasgow in a day!

It started off as a beautiful day.... just a few clouds in the sky! YAAAAYYYY!!!


We took the Hop on Hop off bus for the day as we only had a full day to see the city and today was IT!! There's sooo much to see from the bus and it covers ALL the main 'touristic' spots to give you a good feel of the city and what it has to offer. Glasgow is HUGE and you definitely could spend more than just a day and a half- I'd recommend at least 3 days....

Our first day in Glasgow...

Strolling around the neighbourhood. It's a lovely neighbourhood- clean, quiet and filled with lovely restaurants and cafes! My type of neighbourhood! Plus, the BEST Indian restaurant I've EVER been to... and I've been to a LOT! This one had was only side dishes and was VERY inexpensive.... Lindsey and I enjoyed this immensely!

YUM!!!


As day turned to night, we saw a beautiful view of the museum all lit up... It was very beautiful!

It almost looked like a palace or a castle!

The Alamo Guest House in Glasgow, Scotland

The Alamo Guest House

It my first recommendation for a place to stay if you go to Glasgow.... It's quite lovely and charming... And Steve is delightful, friendly and very helpful! He even packed us a 'to go' breakfast because we had to leave at 7 a.m. to catch an early flight out- and it was before breakfast was served... So, he left us a little package of breakfast goodies to take with us to the airport-- SOOOO sweet and thoughtful!

Thanks Steve! We REALLY enjoyed our stay at your lovely B&B and hope to make it back one day!

Just tell Steve that Leesa sent you!

Hello Glasgow!

Our SUPER cute room at the very charming B&B (The Alamo House) run by Steve.

The breakfast room overlooking the museum and the green... Also, right next to the park and the University of Glascow is only about 10 minutes away. A very lovely area to stay in during your next visit to Glasgow....

The breakfast was fantastic- all you can eat and included in the price of the room! WOW! Steve did a FABULOUS job making everything look scrumptious!

Here's another view of the breakfast room and Lobby/hallway. Very classy and homey!

Good bye to Edinburgh....

I started to notice that fall was beginning to show here in Edinburgh.... It starts earlier here than France because it's MUCH colder here! We're talking - FALL in early September whereas Fall starts showing in France in early October... In any case, it's lovely!

Some of the shops, bars, and restos along Grassmarket St. - I really liked this quaint little area!

It was really nice with the castle view in the background...

The town of North Berwick

Final shots around the town......

More of the lovely seaside

Me and Linds strike a pose!


After all, isn't that what Scotland's really famous for?

North Berwick... A stroll along the seaside!

This town is called North Berwick (pronounced - "Berrick") and it was recommended by several people who worked at our hostel.
They described it as a lovely seaside town... We took a public bus from just outside the train station- for about 5 pounds 20 r/t. The trip was about 1 hour 20 minutes each way. It was a nice day trip and definitely worth the trip down there as we got to see many things along the way... towns and scenery. We couldn't have asked for more perfect weather, too!

What a LOVELY little town this is!

North Berwick

and the loviest restaurant... We had lunch is this quaint cafe - The Orangery Cafe. We found it by chance... A woman on the street directed us to the restroom and said that it was in fact a lovely place to have lunch! Ahhh... two things we were in search of!

This place didN't disappoint!

The exterior of the cafe was just as cute as the inside...