Oct 28th. Glasgow, Dumbarton Castle, Loch Lomond and too much work

We met with the locals

Today we left our apartment at dawn to cram in a few hours of sightseeing prior to the start of the work day. We went Northwest to Loch Lomond. Loch Ness was the desired option but we were not ready for the ride and were not sure that the monster will show up promptly.

The roads are much nicer and wider than in the UK. Fall is in full swing and we enjoyed the views of foliage, hills and lovely lake on the way.

At Luss we got out and strolled through the picture perfect village filled with Chinese tourists. Stopped at a souvenir shop. The owner ran up to us and offered to try some fudge. Really warms your heart - both physically and spiritually :) We got some butter cookies there and instantly devoured them.

The final stop by the lake was at Tarbet. We visited the tea shop and had some coffees with hot egg and black pudding (a.k.a my favorite blood sausage) bugs.

On the way back we visited Dumbarton Castle. It will be one of the most memorable in our travels. The castle is perched high up on the rock that served as a plug for a volcano way way way back. It is also one of the oldest castles in Britain and like many other places was visited by Queen Mary of Scotts. The views were amazing and kids enjoyed visiting various parts of it.

Back home we jumped into work and emerged only for dinner at Insgram Wynd. Safe for the ambience, it is really four stars tops. Interesting dishes but lacking that final oomph.

Tomorrow we are relocating to our next point in Scotland - Edinburgh. We did not give this town its due and there are few nice places to visit here. Maybe we will come back at warmer and drier times :)