Thursday, June 7, 2012

We didn't meet any Glaswegians

We spent all of a day in Glasgow and there isn't too much to say about it.

One strange thing was waking up to the sound of an ice cream truck. This was confusing for 3 reasons:
1. I woke up to the sound of an ice cream truck. The latest it could have been was 10am.
2. Not only was it morning, it was cold out. Like you need to wear a jacket cold.
3. It was playing The Entertainer. Never would have expected this in Scotland.

The day only got more confusing. Our hosts were two women from America, and they served us American pancakes for breakfast with Canadian Maple syrup. We kept forgetting we were so far from home.

A few more strange things:
1. Everywhere we go Beatles music is playing
2. We are like a magnet for Americans. If we're in a room full of 50 people, we'll realize the one sitting next to us just happens to be from the US. This happens a lot! (More stories about this to come!)
3. The drinking age out here is 18 yet Lizzie and I have been carded nearly everywhere. I know we look young, but younger than 18!?
4. We've felt like we were being followed by the Olympic Torch. Everywhere we went they were setting up for it to come through. Also, the UK was all in a tizzy about the Queen's Jubilee. Lots of excitement all around us!

1 comment:

  1. I was under the impression Europe NEVER carded. I bet they carded you because you were American. Two American 16 year olds traveling Europe with no adult supervision... really?
    PS your photos are AMAZING. They are so professional!

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