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The next photo – the one I’m using as my profile picture here on Tumblr – was taken during my first visit to Scotland, to Edinburgh. I didn’t wear my kilt as consistently as I do now when I visit Scotland, but I did wear it on the day I went hunting for a nice kilt jacket – successfully, as you can see. On the same day I visited nearby Craigmillar Castle, the perfect setting for some photos.
Well, EuroHostel Glasgow is outdoing Radisson Edinburgh when it comes to making a guest feel welcome! 🙂 #tweettreat #GlasgowTreats
I’m not expecting #GlasgowTreats for my stay at EuroHostel Glasgow in about a week, but the Irn-Bru and crisps sure made a great hangover antidote! Remind me to buy some to put in my room before I hit the pubs…
Tonight – the 25th of January – is Burns Night, the celebration of the birthday of Robert Burns. The most traditional way to do this is having a Burns Supper, with very Scottish dishes like cock-a-leekie and haggis, neeps and tatties, accompanied by a dram or two of whisky.
Unfortunately I won’t make it to the Burns Supper they’re having at the Church of Scotland in Brussels tonight—working too late—but there will be an alternative Burns Night celebration organised by the Celtic folk group Bothán, at De Kam. And there will be haggis and poetry from the bard!
Time to kilt up!
When I was in Glasgow in September, I had a burger at Burger Meats Bun, a place that opened just a short while before. Being used to Belgian chips, I wasn’t impressed by the Thai Chili Cheese chips: way too soggy for my taste. But the burger was great! In fact, it was the best burger I ever had, to this date.
Apparently I’m not the only one who thinks so: this week the readers of the Scottish burger blog James vs. Burger elected BMB as the place where one can find Glasgow’s Best Burger.
I hope they will still have some room for me during my next visit to Glasgow…
