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You have lent the journey a certain romance.I am in East Kilbride about once a month and its a 15 minute walk to Crossmyloof Station for me then the train straight to EK.As you come out of Pollokshaws West towards Thornliebank you often see Heron resting.Its a very relaxing twenty five minutes.BrigitDoon wrote:Being a lady of leisure, work is an alien concept to me. Nonetheless, I travel into Glasgow often and this usually involves catching the Number 20 Drumchapel bus that stops on my doorstep. Sometimes at weekends when the service is less frequent, I will walk to the end of the road where the 16 and 18 also stop.
So I go past the Whirlies and on towards Cathkin. Past Nerston, there is a good view from the top of a double-decker and one can see most of Glasgow and the hills beyond. The view sweeps 'round of take in the hills of Fife on a clear day and even to Tinto.
There's a roundabout at the bottom of the hill and the number 20 goes through Fernhill where there's a good view across to the Red Road flats. The 18 and 16 rumble down through Rutherglen and they get stuck at the Main Street lights for ages. The route goes through Dalmarnock and Bridgeton and there's little to see except the Clyde at Dalmarnock Bridge.
Meantime, the number 20 goes 'round the other side of Rutherglen and along Glasgow Road through Oatlands before passing through Gorbals. All services stop at Stockwell Place and that's where I get off unless I need a train to somewhere and I'll get off at George Square if it's the number 20.
Taxis are too expensive. Sometimes I'll catch the train home and walk from East Kilbride station, two miles away.
There's a number 66 bus which I catch sometimes when going home. It goes through Queen's Park, Clarkston and the arse-end of EK before passing within quarter-of-a-mile of my doorstep.
The number 20 is the most convenient as it is stuck in traffic the least and takes about 40 minutes to go from the Whirlies to George Square.
Ideally, I'd like one of those motorcycles like the Hair Bear Bunch had.
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