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Empty bus station at Glasgow

It's already nightfall @5pm

Took us pass Celtic Stadium

View opp

Sights..

Glasgow City Council..

So so protest everywhere

See the price on the first pic £99, like if I wear that top I no go catch cold again abi.. lol

Still on living a decent poor man's life, same goes for decent clothing.
Check the price on the M&S red sweater. First price was £29.50, then reduced to £19 and then £9, which was within what we could afford to pay because the cold here eh.
See the price of the M&S trousers on 2nd pic, was £19.50 now on sale for £8.50.

In Coventry, I bought a dress for £15 from a shop, the following day while passing thru the same shop, I saw the same dress was on sale for £7, na so I run go house go carry the dress go return. Collected my £15 back, then pick the dress from the sale rack and paid £7

I don't remove tags from clothes and don't trash my receipts till I'm sure I won't be returning them

If you fancy any piece of clothing and it's beyond your budget, just monitor the shop and you might be lucky to get it for cheap when it's on sale.. No be all shops all

Talk of decent living..

"If you can't come to Pizza, pizza will come to you"...

Focusmind:
After my studies in 2010, I just concluded that the difference between developed and developing nations are too much. 19th century Europe was far more developed than 21st century Africa.

I was buying chocolate coated biscuits for less than 50p in UK whereby the same sells for 3k here. I bought bucket of cadbury chocolate at £1 while the same goes for not less than 3.5k here.

No matter your status, you could still live a decent poor man life in UK.

So very true at the bolded.

I saw this plaque on a building which houses M&S store and I was intrigue to know more about that person.

So Google search reveal that he was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. Countries have statutes erected in his honour.

His poem (and song) "Auld Lang Syne" tells a story about old friends reminiscing their great adventures but now sung at Hogmanay (the last day of the year), as a farewell to the old year by the time the clock strikes at midnight.

Scotland celebrates him with Burns Night on the 25th of January(tomorrow) which happens to be his birthday.

Even a crater on Mercury is named after Burns

This shop was steadily playing Naija mix, body just dey sweet me, I didn't want to leave

Just to confirm what my last post, see that Rich Tea biscuits, it's 79p in this shop. I got it for 29p at Lidl. Same biscuit, same taste. I think it's about a Pound in One Pound shop.


Shebi when we were going in, we met a young man feeding the birds, coming out we met this old man feeding them again, why won't they grow fat and look peppersoupish in my eyes? ..

The beauty about this country is that everybody gets to afford whatever is it they want.. If you are on minimum wage, you can get to live a fairly comfortable life as you can afford all the basic necessities of life. Shops like this and others like One Pound, Lidl, Everything £5, Primark, Charity shops, etc will make this happen.

If you want to live the middle class life, the high street shops are there eg M&S etc
Then if you want a balling life, shops like Harrods etc are there.

It now behoves on you to choose the life you want..

Meanwhile, how much is Sure in your area? At least you can afford to smell nice here abi

See that Simple Cleansing water, I bought for 2500 in Naija

All I see is peppersoup

DisGuy:
I look at some buildings....and just imagine Nigerian experts...oga dem no dey do am like this....they'll then proceed with their 40ft roof

Or is it the ones that will mix sand more than cement all in the bid to chop not minding the fatal repercussions.

We rented one apartment like that, when you knock a nail into the wall you literally have to remove your eyes if not sand fit blind you.. Thank God it was a bungalow. Just packaging

Everywhere closed..

Merchant City..

What's the crest?

Private gallery.. beautiful and vibrant art

Gallery of Modern Art..
It contains four galleries, a café, a shop and a library.

Wanna join the military?

A Country steeped in history

Again, what will we be remembered for?

Millinneum Hotel looking like a dead zone

Still George Square..

Pigeons and humans are mates for here, dem no dey fear you

The good news is vaccination is ongoing now in order of priority as set up the govt. With residents in care homes for older adults and their carers, people aged 80 and over, frontline health and social care workers been the first to be vaccinated because they are most at risk..

Then the list goes lower and lower..

The govt hopes that all things working according to plan, by Sept everybody should be vaccinated. To achieve this, mass vaccination centers are been open in addition to hospitals, GP offices, pharmacies, etc, with retired doctors, nurses, pharmacists, GPs, Army, final year med students etc all pitching in to fasten the process. As long as the vaccines are available.

Vaccination is not mandatory but you are strongly recommended to take it when offered.. So far, I think 3 vaccines has been approved in the UK: Oxford/AstraZeneca, Pfizer/BioNTech and recently Moderna.

You won't get to choose which vaccine you want. Them go chook you the one wey dem get at the time wey you stand for their face

Boyhood:
Any reason for the bolded aside COVID-19?? Looking at your pictures makes me wonder people no dey leave for my dream Land again.

Of course it's because of Covid.. The City/Country is in strict lockdown.

Everybody is expected to stay at home except for essential workers and those offering essential services like food, clothing, deliveries, pharmacies, sanitation etc. Schools are closed till probably middle of next month..

This is in order not to overwhelm the medical facilities the NHS and it's workers with the growing number of cases.

Stay at home. Protect the NHS. Save lives.

So this journey was before the strictest restrictions came into force, where you can go in to the food shop to place and pick your order..

With the new restrictions, you can't go in. Place Ur order through the window, door, whatever and wait for them to bring it out for u.

View from George Square

Is it sky scrapper or high rise or storey building?
It's City of Glasgow college, the largest college and technical institution in Scotland..

This stop is in the middle of Maxim Park..

It's office park development, comprising of about 10 buildings for office accommodation, wide range of shops and leisure facilities.. the park also houses one of Scotland's largest nurseries, Papillon Nursery.

From Edinburgh to here, takes about 40mins
From Glasgow, takes about 20mins..
So people commute from both cities and other surrounding suburbs..

Sadly due to lockdown, it's deserted.

Training specialist for wannabe truck, HGV, bus drivers..

Snow covered fields.. no snow in town but apparently it snowed in the outskirts..

Haymarket, 2nd largest railway station in Edinburgh..

Tram at Haymarket Tram stop

Deserted streets..

A trip from a short story..
While on queue to board our flight, I heard a lady greeting someone in my Lang so I decided to greet her too. She asked where I was travelling to and coincidentally Scotland was her destination too. Na so we gum body..

When we landed, we exchange phone nos and she told us her husband will be coming to pick her from Glasgow.

Fast forward to about a week or so later, she msg me that they will be in Edinburgh that weekend and if it was possible for us to meet up. I said sure.

That Saturday, we gave them directions and they came over and it was fun having and entertaining visitors.

So this was a return trip to visit them before her trip back to Naija.

Meanwhile, we were the only passengers in the double decker bus
Pictures not too clear cuz the back windscreen was dirty. Lol

...and then I saw the signs... Na so I just pick race o
Apparently, the hall has been converted to a mass testing center


Guy doing his thing..

Standing on the steps of the Usher Hall to view the surroundings..

When the world was normal...

Madam lay one stone, Oga lay d oda

My walk took me around the Usher Hall so I decided to get close up pictures...

Stone was laid in July 19, 1911

People on Castle Terrace wake up to the view of the Castle or as a backdrop in their living room

What will you be remembered for when your time here is past? Will your friends and colleagues say you touched their lives or you were the terror among them?

Try to leave your mark in the sands of time.

Life is too short.