Spring in Scotland 1
May and June in Glasgow had average temperatures in the 50s. But the Brits measure in Centigrade, so 12-15. I am living south of the Clyde, in the Pollokshields area. When I tell a local where I am staying I say I am near the Tramway. Coincidentally I am only a couple if blocks from the flat that Sue and David lived for a few years, next to the garden allotments when Anna and Lewis were very young. I ride a bike most of the time. Within a couple of blocks there is a train stop (East Pollokshields), but you have to carry the bike, baby stroller, suitcases, groceries, up a long flight of stairs. There is a large population of Pakistani all around me, with people in their traditional clothing and shops selling their foodstuffs, like samosas, naan, curries, kebabs. I can get groceries from corner shops, a small Sainsbury, an Indian/Pakistani big box type warehouse called Strawberry Gardens, a Super Asia with more orienta...