Tag Archives: Glasgow

Glasgow Belongs To Me

Posted on November 9, 2026 by fitzjameshorse

My wife and I decided to take a city break in Glasgow at the end of last month. Now, we’re not great travellers..Iin 44 years of marriage, most of our holidays have been spent travelling around Ireland. It was only … Continue reading →

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Glasgow Belongs To…..?????

Posted on July 26, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Several years since I spent any meaningful time in Glasgow. It has changed…a lot. My first visit in early 1970s, the Gorbal tenements were still there and the City carried a lot of the nasty sectarianism of Rangers (mostly) and … Continue reading →

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The Royal Mile (Edinburgh Re-Visited)

Posted on July 22, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Thirty seven years ago, I spent a lot of time in Scotland. Over the course of eighteen months, I was in Edinburgh on  seven occasions. Sometimes I was there for two weeks. Sometimes I was there for three days. It … Continue reading →

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Wellington Meets His Waterloo…in Glasgow.

Posted on July 20, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

So …the Battle of Waterloo 1815-2015. A big Bicentenary in Scotland? After all…those Red Squares…the Black Watch, the Gordon Highlanders, the Scots Greys and a lot of other Scottish regiments took part in the Duke of Wellington’s most famous victory … Continue reading →

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