DEAR GREEN PLACE ,(GLASGOW) ,A GLIMPSE OF SCOTLAND
The translation of "Glasgow" from Gaelic to English is "Dear Green Place".Truly it is a beautiful green place as I saw during my summer (end of May) visit there. I travelled with a young lad, to Glasgow from London. This young fellow accompanied me because I was new to the ways and methods of this country. We took the 6:30 pm train (Avanti West Coast) from London Euston to Glasgow Central. It was approximately a five hour journey through nice green fields , farmlands and small towns. The advantage of travelling by train is that one gets a panoramic view of the landscape. To begin with, the land was flat. That gave way to rolling hills and then to a rocky terrain. By the time we reached Glasgow it was already dark. There was a chill in the air. This is because Glasgow is up north as compared to London. Also Glasgow is at the base of the Scottish Highlands. Our host, my dear sister was there waiting for us at the station. It was a short drive from the station to her home (and ours too for the next four days) . My host served up a sumptuous dinner and tucked us comfortably in bed that night.
The next day was a bright and clear day. I ambled around the very warm house, the asthetically arranged rooms, and the nice garden. The garden had a tall coniferous tree in one corner. My host is an ardent gardener and very proudly took me around the garden to show me all the plants she had grown, with so much of loving care. I followed her around with a hot cup of tea in my hand. I was thinking, that all this has to be done and enjoyed within the short span of spring and summer months. It is not an easy job. She had managed to grow the very rare Himalayan Blue Poppy and we were ecstatic to see a flower bloom.
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| Himalayan Blue Poppy in a garden of Glasgow. |
