Up before dawn today and out just before 7 as the moon was setting
A chilly wait for the connection at Ayr bus station . I thought that I'd just missed the previous bus but heard someone phoning to say that he was running late as the previous bus had been cancelled.
Arrived in a damp Glasgow...and I couldn't work out which bus stop I needed...so I walked down Sauchiehall Street and up to Park Circus where Alliance Française and the Goethe Institute share a pair of Georgisn buildings.
The course went ok...It is covering my weak points...translation ( I've always tried to think in the language that I'm learning, which makes translation difficult dometimes) grammar and spealing to people!! I think I'm at the right level, but it will be a lot of work...but worth it
I liked this diagram...
Then a walk back in the dampness...
the Glasgow school of art..still not rebuilt after the two fires. it isn't the one right on the street, but the "wrapped" one just behind.
another construction site further near the centre along Sauchiehall street...I think that they are retaining an amount of the facade.
I had lunch in Waterstones' café..it is the biggest branch that I have seen...on five floors!!!!!
and at the end of the street...
and just before the bus station...
True dat!!!!
No waiting on buses on the way home...and I'm shattered!!.....as the Oily One remarked as we messaged...."brainwork" !!!
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Wow, that was a long and demanding day! I'm impressed by your dedication to learning French!
It sounds like a very full day to me. How often do you need to make this trip?
Travel is good for the mind. Maybe not the legs.
i'm sure you will sleep well, sounds like quite a day.
That warning should be posted all over UK - it's true too in Southampton. Great photos. Shame about the delays restoring the art school.
Well done with your perseverance.
once a week. Eight more Saturdays to go
good exercise....the walking anyway
I did...a little better than usual!
What a useful diagram. Always enjoy your photos. DL
Oooh, I like the street art underneath the bridge.
Well done. As someone so linguistically challenged, she once got just 2% in a French exam, you have my admiration! In my defence I hated the teacher and I hated using the Language Laboratory (my allergy to Technology started early).
Travel by multiple buses makes a very long day. No wonder you are exhausted by the time you get home. By completing the 8 classes will you have all the skills you want?
I hated the lab as well...and the teacher wasn't much help...holding things up and asking Quel couleur? we couldn't see what colour it was, just the silhouette! The assistante saved the day for most of us as she got us talking🙂
That sign is hilarious. I have always been curious. Are you learning French because you plan to live there?
I really like it there..but to be realistic there is no hope of moving there at 72 and with my finances....even if I did find a French husband 😆 ( and no, I'm not looking for one 🙂)
Glasgow is a stunning city. Is that a red Tardis I spy?! :D
Thanks for all the lovely photos.
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