Dublin - Through Glasgow from Edinburgh

Monday June 19th,
(Vee reporting): This was our last day in Scotland. We left our Euro-hostal bedroom by 9am, and headed inmediately towards St.Andrews Square (next to the scottish monument), where the visitors center is located. After speaking with one of the agents we learned that the bus station was only 2 blocks away. Thirty minutes later we were seated on our Bus with destination to GLASGOW.
The trip was very short (only 1 hour), and the glasgowian bus station was conveniently located in the heart of the city. After locking our bags in the station, we headed inmediately towards the main streets of Glasgow, and despite all the comments we heard about it being a not-so-nice city, we were gladly surprised. Glasgow is probably the biggest shopping city we have seen so far, surpassing Milano, Seville, Barcelona, Rome and Berlin. It is filled with wide pedestrian streets full with busy stores of all sizes, prices, brands and types. Glasgow (like every other big city we have visited) was crowded with people in the middle of the day (we keep wondering if people actually work!), which gave the city an energetic vibe.
After a quick Costa-Cafe break we continued our walk south and then east, covering the main areas of the city.
By 3 pm we felt ready for lunch and decided to stop at an italian restaurant where we had one of the best bruschettas we have ever had. We also shared a delicious pizza and a tasty dessert. The waiter was especially nice. He was a very friendly italian gentleman who recently visited Philadelphia. He was very excited to learn that we were from Philly, and made sure to give us his full attention and service.
A nice tip and 2 full bellies later, we were back on the streets of Glasgow. Cliff and I have not watched a movie since early February, and after confirming that we had in fact covered most of what Glasgow is known for (with the exception of its beautiful National Museums), we felt guilt-free to enjoy a movie at the theather. "The Da Vinci Code" was better than we thought it would, and did the trick. Luckily it finished right on time for us to take the bus to the airport, where we were flying off to Dublin.
The flight to Dublin was only 45 minutes! However the waiting line for inmigration took close to 2 hours! We were happy when we finally picked up our bags and were on our way to the Hotel that we had booked for the first night in Dublin.
The taxi-driver was super friendly, and made sure to recommend a few places to see and visit while in the city.
The Hotel was such a nice relief. It is an almost new construction and our bedroom was beautiful, and super comfortable...a nice break from the euro-hostal we had been enjoying in Edinburgh.
Cliff had to have a guiness, but shortly afterwards (around 2:30 am), we were in bed and very much asleep.

Tuesday June 20th, since the hotel was fully booked, we had to check into another one, and so spent the day making the transition from one to the other. Our intentions were to spend the majority of the day exploring the city center. But, with the time and effort it took to get from our hotel, into downtown, onto the next bus and to our new hotel, and then finding our room hooked up to free always on wired Internet, we decided to use the rest of the day as a work day. And besides, the weather was windy and rainy, and that wasn't exactly a motivating factor. We actually REALLY needed a down day since we both had sore feet and were a bit tired of the hustle of having to check in and check out of a different hotel room each night for the past two weeks or so. Vee worked on videos, I wrote postcards, did laundry, and then ventured out to find a store and a post office, with complete success, and then while Vee worked, I continued to read and watch World Cup football. We nibbled on bread with nutella, and chips. Not much else to report.