Hello From My Englishness

[numeniusa]

Unfortunately not. We visited Inverness, Skye (day trip), Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Loch Lomand/Oban (day trip). We got to Speyside, but couldn't swing Islay. I love Scotland.

I think it's lovely as well.
It got me thinking of other places at which we may have done the same thing. Let's see...how about eating gelato at the Trevi Fountain?

Islay is definitely worth the three hours of potentially bumpy ferry if you get back to Scotland. Beautiful, rugged, chock-full of distilleries. And a very short hop then to Jura, which is extraordinary.

Trevi fountain, yes, I've been there three times (and never chucked any money in ), but I don't remember whether I ever had a gelato in hand. Still, definitely another point of congruence.

Eiffel Tower? Up in the lift and round the inside and outside balcony areas at the very top?

Grand Canyon?

This is fun. I hope other people chime in, if they've been to these places too.

 

[vidiman]

Hello

The West coast of Scotland is most beautiful. (good weather does help!)

Did a couple of weeks driving and cycling (b&Bs and tenting) up form Northumberland thru Edinburgh upto Inverness way - upto the top - then across and down a bit to the west coast....

Ullapool down to Oban and some of the changing scenery (seemed to change around every sweeping bend at one point) - was so gorgeous.

Oban itself was lovely stayed for a couple of days.... walks along the coast / cliffs.....

Must re visit methinks - i f we ever get out again!!!!!!!

 

[vidiman]

Visited the East Coast a few times...one year the weather was glorious for a few days, beaches deserted, sun warming the water in the dips in the beach creating heated swimming pools.... Magical

Sounds wonderful -we started off on the east coast with some days at a camp site north of Inverness - did some bike rides and toured locally -didnt take too much of that side in - must give it a go.

The west coast just took my breath and my minds eye away./... some of it was startlingly stunning and interesting.

 

[AngelicaS1780]

Hello

The West coast of Scotland is most beautiful. (good weather does help!)

Did a couple of weeks driving and cycling (b&Bs and tenting) up form Northumberland thru Edinburgh upto Inverness way - upto the top - then across and down a bit to the west coast....

Ullapool down to Oban and some of the changing scenery (seemed to change around every sweeping bend at one point) - was so gorgeous.

Oban itself was lovely stayed for a couple of days.... walks along the coast / cliffs.....

Must re visit methinks - i f we ever get out again!!!!!!!

Hello and welcome. Happy to have you join us.

 

[AngelicaS1780]

Eiffel Tower? Up in the lift and round the inside and outside balcony areas at the very top?
Grand Canyon?
This is fun. I hope other people chime in, if they've been to these places too.

Never been to Paris. Pol worked for an airline in his youth and was able to fly there often. He’s been informed that he must be my tour guide someday.

Grand Canyon as a child. Got to ride a horse down into the canyon.

 

[vidiman]

Hello and welcome. Happy to have you join us.

Thank you

 

[Polranny]

Last "real" fish and chips I've had were on the harbour at Oban as well. Beautiful mid May day almost two years ago now. Would be happy to relive that day.

I crashed into the chief inspector plod of oban . Fortunately I was sober, just misjudged a bend. He didn't buy me a cod and chips and told me off for scaring the shit out of his mother in law..

 

[Polranny]

Islay is definitely worth the three hours of potentially bumpy ferry if you get back to Scotland. Beautiful, rugged, chock-full of distilleries. And a very short hop then to Jura, which is extraordinary.

Trevi fountain, yes, I've been there three times (and never chucked any money in ), but I don't remember whether I ever had a gelato in hand. Still, definitely another point of congruence.

Eiffel Tower? Up in the lift and round the inside and outside balcony areas at the very top?

Grand Canyon?

This is fun. I hope other people chime in, if they've been to these places too.

Eiffel tower yes
Grand canyon YES
Blackpool tower

 

[Polranny]

I have stood on McAfee Knob (I trust that Pol' will have fun with that ) and (literally) growled crossing the Rialto Bridge at bloody selfie-sticks wafting in my face but have none of the 'big' destinations to add to the discussion, I'm afraid.

I love Venice and have visited a couple of times out of season but, while there are places I would like to see, I prefer being away from crowds.

I hope everyone is staying safe and well x

What fun, mcaffee must have enjoyed it immensely! Did you start to chew it . Or did the old Scottish settler give you a slap?
Never stood there but I was bitten by a funeral horse in Arlington.

 

[numeniusa]

I crashed into the chief inspector plod of oban . Fortunately I was sober, just misjudged a bend. He didn't buy me a cod and chips and told me off for scaring the shit out of his mother in law..

Oof! Must have been a 'gulp' moment when he told you who he was

Eiffel tower yes
Grand canyon YES
Blackpool tower

Blackpool Tower, nope. Any good?

I have stood on McAfee Knob (I trust that Pol' will have fun with that ) and (literally) growled crossing the Rialto Bridge at bloody selfie-sticks wafting in my face but have none of the 'big' destinations to add to the discussion, I'm afraid.

I love Venice and have visited a couple of times out of season but, while there are places I would like to see, I prefer being away from crowds.

I hope everyone is staying safe and well x

McAfee Knob:

https://eatingappalachia.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/on-top-of-mcafees.jpg

*shudders*

Has anyone stood on any of those terrifying glass walkway things around the world? I don't have a fear of heights, but I cannot bring myself to stand on see through things, whether there's one metre or a thousand metres below...

 

[Cherry_Brandy]

*shudders*

Has anyone stood on any of those terrifying glass walkway things around the world? I don't have a fear of heights, but I cannot bring myself to stand on see through things, whether there's one metre or a thousand metres below...

I often think the best way to stop people flying would be to put glass bottoms in planes

 

[AngelicaS1780]

McAfee Knob:
https://eatingappalachia.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/on-top-of-mcafees.jpg
*shudders*
Has anyone stood on any of those terrifying glass walkway things around the world? I don't have a fear of heights, but I cannot bring myself to stand on see through things, whether there's one metre or a thousand metres below...

Just looking at that photo makes me a tad nauseated.

We have one of those glass floor things here in Chicago. https://theskydeck.com/

We also have this... https://360chicago.com/tilt/

No thank you.

 

[numeniusa]

I often think the best way to stop people flying would be to put glass bottoms in planes

Mostly you'd be above the clouds, though, and clouds look like they'd just be lovely and soft to land on, like a duvet

Just looking at that photo makes me a tad nauseated.

We have one of those glass floor things here in Chicago. https://theskydeck.com/

We also have this... https://360chicago.com/tilt/

No thank you.

Ergghhh.... it's a no here too.

I've been up the Sky Tower in Auckland, which has a similar slopey window arrangement, as I recall. I just could not bring myself to actually step on the small glass panels in the floor, though.

It must be a primal brain thing. Intellectually I know it's safe. But I just can't do it.

 

[ShyGuy68]

Has anyone stood on any of those terrifying glass walkway things around the world? I don't have a fear of heights, but I cannot bring myself to stand on see through things, whether there's one metre or a thousand metres below...

Do you mean something like this?

It's from a rooftop at a local department store, it's not a big one, but it's there

 

[hotoldrguy]

Do you mean something like this?

It's from a rooftop at a local department store, it's not a big one, but it's there

And then there is this concern...

https://media.giphy.com/media/110IZNev4noa7S/giphy.gif

 

[numeniusa]

Do you mean something like this?

It's from a rooftop at a local department store, it's not a big one, but it's there

*gulp*

And then there is this concern...

https://media.giphy.com/media/110IZNev4noa7S/giphy.gif

*gulps harder*

I've read about that one, I think. Soooo cruel

I actually don't even willingly walk over metal grids in the pavement, even when I can see it's only a foot or so down.

 

[Todger65]

Many years ago these wouldn’t have bothered me. I’ve stood toes peeking over many cliff edges around the UK coast and in the Peak District and Lakes, but now, I can’t even climb a ladder to clean upstairs windows, and hotel balconies are a no go. My legs give out and I can’t breathe.

 

[londoner2]

*gulp*



*gulps harder*

I've read about that one, I think. Soooo cruel

I actually don't even willingly walk over metal grids in the pavement, even when I can see it's only a foot or so down.

Surely that's because you're afraid of bears? Or is that the gap between paving stones?

 

[mr_d_w]

https://media.giphy.com/media/110IZNev4noa7S/giphy.gif

I was open-mouthed at this. So cruel!

 

[Todger65]

Is everyone still asleep after a quiet stay home bank holiday weekend.

 

[londoner2]

Is everyone still asleep after a quiet stay home bank holiday weekend.

It looks like it!

 

[vidiman]

And then there is this concern...

https://media.giphy.com/media/110IZNev4noa7S/giphy.gif

... and then someone reacts, jumps for the railing, gets it wrong and plunges....... or is that just me?!

 

[vidiman]

And then there is this concern...

https://media.giphy.com/media/110IZNev4noa7S/giphy.gif

... and then someone reacts, jumps for the railing, gets it wrong and plunges....... or is that just me?!

How do you delete a post??

 

[Cherry_Brandy]

... and then someone reacts, jumps for the railing, gets it wrong and plunges....... or is that just me?!

Nope, not just you, that was my first thought when I saw it, a disaster waiting to happen!!

 

[LondonSnap]

Nope, not just you, that was my first thought when I saw it, a disaster waiting to happen!!

I used to work in a building that had internal glazed walkways around one side of an atrium which was a great short-cut to get from one side of the building to the other. Hardly ever got used - seems people preferred to go the long way round.... me included!