tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775665740005660017.post3641241675911871367..comments2024-03-27T18:12:48.949+01:00Comments on Ami im Schwabenland: Impressions of ScotlandAmi im Schwabenlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10601866031019102559noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775665740005660017.post-27928093387987512482015-09-27T23:29:52.883+02:002015-09-27T23:29:52.883+02:00You could easily spend a week or more in and near ...You could easily spend a week or more in and near Edinburgh without having to drive anywhere, and there's a train connection to Glasgow as well. I think you could do it, but you would not be able to get to the rugged wilderness without driving, as far as I know. The first two days were really stressful, but the driving got much better after that for both of us. M assures me it's do-able, but as I admitted, I was not brave enough to try.Ami im Schwabenlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148291164062226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775665740005660017.post-13535382274034123482015-09-27T22:55:54.016+02:002015-09-27T22:55:54.016+02:00What a lovely trip it sounds to be! I liked the st...What a lovely trip it sounds to be! I liked the standing stone reference. Btw, I just finished book 3 - not so bad in a 15 day period, eh?<br /><br />I am thinking of a trip to Scotland with a friend. However, I don't know how much we'll be able to see because I have absolutely no desire to drive there and I'd be the one stuck doing it since I'm the one with a license. Too bad that hiring a driver would probably be crazy expensive. That's awesome that your husband was such a good driver.ATWhttp://aroundthewherever.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775665740005660017.post-85894434148303473042015-09-27T14:15:40.310+02:002015-09-27T14:15:40.310+02:00Thank you! It sounds like we accidentally did just...Thank you! It sounds like we accidentally did just about the right thing. We usually added to tip jars, we padded the bill when paying in cash, and we didn't take a cab. When we paid with credit card - like at the American chain hotel in Edinburgh - there didn't seem to be an option to add a tip on the little machine. That was what first confused us, and then we were just totally unsure after that.Ami im Schwabenlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148291164062226269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775665740005660017.post-82295678035362878382015-09-27T13:27:58.942+02:002015-09-27T13:27:58.942+02:00I'm from the UK and I have trouble with tippin...I'm from the UK and I have trouble with tipping!! I think the usual rule is around 10% in proper restaurants. Since paying separately isn't really a thing, what usually happens when a group goes for a meal is everyone puts in the amount their meal costs plus a pound or two extra for the tip, so whatever extra there is once all the money has been gathered is the tip. You don't really tip in bars and in cafes you might leave a small tip if the service was exceptionally good. Some places where you pay at the counter have a tip jar on the counter. If you take a taxi, you normally round up to the next full pound, so if it's 9.50 you'll give them ten and say keep the change.bevchenhttp://confuzzledom.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com