We loved Scotland. This was the farthest I've ever been from home (eat your heart out, Kant) and the longest vacation Katherine and I have been on (eight days). One of the things we noticed immediately when we got to Glasgow is how poor the street signs are. There are no self-standing signs (on poles) and there are no signs overhead, on street lights (as in the United States). Instead, there are small plaques on the sides of buildings. These plaques must be difficult to see from a moving vehicle. (Our ground transportation consisted of taxis, trains, and buses. We also did a lot of walking.) If all the streets were laid out perpendicularly, the plaques might have been tolerable, but sometimes there are several streets converging at a single point, and then you have to look at every building in the vicinity, which is time-consuming and confusing. I don't mean to be critical; I'm merely pointing out one of the differences between Scotland and the United States. I prefer self-standing signs (on poles) or overhead signs (on street lights).
Addendum: I have many more comments to make about Scotland, based on notes I made during the vacation. Stay tuned.
