Destination Inverness

Saturday is departure day for Inverness to the north in the highlands. Our train to Inverness was  not until 3 p.m. so we had some time for a wee bit more exploration.  (Scots say “wee” a lot so one must blend in.)

Being we were departing for points north, we checked out of our Airb&b and took our bags to the train station. We found a place to store the bags safely, printed our tickets and set out exploring again.

It rained on us off and on but we did not slow down.  There is an oft used quote from a Scottish comedian, Billy Connally….

“There’s no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothing, so get yourself a sexy raincoat and live a little.“ —  Billy Connolly

So we did and we did.  After securing our tickets we set out in search of the Glasgow Modern Art museum. 

What dominated the streets this day were the demonstrators and a parade protesting the coronation of King Charles III. I have no horse in that race but the demonstrations were interesting to see.

The rain was setting in but raincoats deployed we moved on to the modern art museum.  All art depends alot on the way the viewer responds and modern art even moreso.

Warhol is interesting and he was prolific. There was a day when I was fascinated by Warhol. This was not that day.

After the museum we had a short time before we needed to be on our train to Inverness.   Then we turned the corner and saw the murals.  All about city center there are these amazing murals that transform a bland urban setting into  massive art exhibit. There are many more but here are the ones we saw.

We made the train and settled in very quiet ride to Inverness.  It was quite comfortable but the cool part was that it cut right through the heart of the highlands. Before long the towering mountains were on both sides. The highlands are central to the many things that make Scotland great and I felt joy that for a week we would be highlanders.

From the moment we stepped off the train I knew Inverness was going to be very cool place.  The beautiful river Ness cuts right through the city.

Our B&B was a short walk to streets bursting with life and fun. We found a great place right away where live Scottish music was being played as people mixed, laughed and danced. Small wonder as I lay down to sleep my assessment of Iverness from first impressions was I LOVE THIS TOWN!