Glasgow to Inverness

Up and tidying our Glasgow apartment, which we liked lots despite the large rat we saw nosing by the street door. We made our way to Sam's flat and had a cup of coffee and then made off after fond farewells to him and Amy at Partick station. Here we caught an overland train and then a train to Inverness. This went past The Wallace Monument near Stirling, near where Sam had stayed in Bridge of Allan. Then the train went through gorgeous landscapes of the Highlands till we reached Inverness some hours later. We were staying only about ten minutes from the station, on the other side of the river Ness. Dragged our cases, and as we got to the bridge a local woman said something disparaging about tourists. We found the apartment, and pulled our cases up more stairs, to a flat above some shops. A few clumsily officious notes, but otherwise not to be bad. We went across the road to buy some essentials and ate in our flat. We tried to put the TV on and there were two sets of conflicting instructions. Eventually, tired and a bit irritable, I discovered that the fire stick was not plugged in and we were able to watch a little TV.

Soon we went to bed, and it was really comfortable. 

Below the Wallace Monument glimpsed from the train.