Day X -- Scotland Potpourri

Here are some scenes that did not make the blog posts, but do tell their own story.

In case you've ever wondered what Iceland looks like, or if you have only seen shots of magnificent glaciers, etc. Here's a plain-Jane shot of the tundra surrounding the airport, taken, of course, from our plane. Stark, but has its own loveliness.

A sweet family scene, at The Helix, the park that contains The Kelpies (from my Day 1) and the famed Falkirk Wheel (which we did not visit, but I had seen on an earlier visit). The examples of excellent engineering and craftsmanship so common throughout Scotland were what made the awkwardness of the airport so glaring to me.

So speaking of The Kelpies, I had to insert another shot of those magnificent sculpted horses.

Construction, deconstruction, and reconstruction all over the island -- this in Balmaha, on the shore of Loch Lomond.

Loch Lomond ducks going about their business,
despite the tourists.

So I'm smitten with rowboats, especially rowboats for hire.
Loch Lomond marina.

This is what I meant by an inaccessible waterfront. One follows signs down twisting paths and drives, only to find the Keep Out Unless You Pay sign. 
Loch Lomond.

 

O-l-d tree, old sheds, old tractor, new sports car. Balmaha, Loch Lomond.
Found on my quest to find the waterfront.

Flowers at a tea room and inn, Balmaha, Loch Lomond.

 

Another view of the amazing Central Train Station in Glasgow, right in the heart of old Glasgow.