Diary 18^th August 2000

Friday 18^th August
I was packed and ready to go by 1230 and after saying my cheerios to Iain and Simon I left for Glasgow. When I arrived in Glasgow I went to the hotel that I had booked from Iain's and checked in to a second floor room. I left my entire luggage in the car rather than having to struggle up the narrow staircase with it. I took only the camera and computer up with me. I paid £22 for my room and £6 for on street parking tickets to last me until tomorrow morning.

I walked along Sauchiehall Street, down Buchanan Street and then along Argyle Street. I'd been looking for some Scottish music on cassette so that I could entertain myself while I travelled south. However, there were only CDs so I bought two of those as I can make tapes later. I went down to the Clyde where I built a spliff and sat smoking it while looking over the river. A taxi took me back to the hotel and there I was advised that they had been able to secure a single room for me for tomorrow night. I went upstairs quite pleased and watched a movie on television.

The hotel turned out to be very central and the young Indian gentleman at the reception desk did all he could to make my stay comfortable. When I explained that I thought it was a bit much to pay 18 pence per unit for a local call from the telephone in the hotel bedroom to download my e-mail he very kindly arranged for me to plug my laptop into the telephone socket in the kitchen I had a couple of whisky’s and a couple of spliffs and at 2030 went out to find some food as I was quite hungry. I went to the Café Latte had a bite to eat before going next door to the Polo Lounge. I enjoyed the atmosphere and found there were plenty people to talk to then later wandered round to Dolmenica's.

Sunday 20th
0930 Drove directly back to London. The journey took 6 hours driving plus a one hour break for some lunch in a motorway service station sometime during the middle of the day.