A Tag-Along Vacation — a Place Where I Felt Safe Alone, Could Travel Easily on Foot and Find Lots to Photograph

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y husband, Dan, travels to some A tag-along interesting places forM work — France, Scotland, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan and Germany among them. So last vacation May, when, with about a week’s notice, Dan asked me if I wanted Glasgow — the best of Scotland without tourists to tag along to Scotland and France for 10 days, I readily agreed. I spent most of my time in Glas- gow while Dan worked in nearby Greenock and I ended up falling in love with Glasgow, which is not usually a tourist destination, but perhaps ought to be. Glasgow met all my criteria for the perfect spot for a tag-along vacation — a place where I felt safe alone, could travel easily on foot and find lots to photograph. The city (which has about 600,000 residents within its limits and 1.2 million in the urban area) has a long and varied history, interesting buildings and architecture, beautiful and extensive public Barbara Wood and Dan gardens, vibrant shopping and Fitzpatrick rest at the top commercial areas, 13 city-owned of the Conic Hill in front museums, and some great restau- of Loch Lomond on a late rants and pubs. afternoon in May 2008. Plus, a real bonus in these days of the weak dollar: almost every- Photo courtesy of Barbara Wood thing I did was free. We did have some luck on our side — in the city where the Mackintosh, as in waterproof raingear, was invented in It was a treat to be able to stand and look, unjostled and A quote from the menu: “If you read the menu all the way 1823, we had perfect weather; mostly sunny and mild for as long as I liked, at paintings by famous artists. One of through and still find you are alive, and if there is nothing with some overcast and not a drop of rain. It turns out museum’s prized possessions is Salvador Dali’s painting, you like, then let the kitchen know and we’ll call you a taxi May is the month with the lowest average rainfall (1.3 “Christ of St. John of the Cross.” A local history section or we’ll phone in a pizza for you or make you something inches in Glasgow, according to Wikipedia) yet warm helped me to understand Glasgow’s history. you want.” enough for just sweaters in the day. Also, since Scotland And just how unused to hordes of tourists is the muse- My dinner, a “Mushsmallroom burger,” was a sauteed is so far north, it does not get dark until nearly 9 p.m. um? Unlike almost every other museum I’ve ever been in, Portobello mushroom served on a bun with fresh greens, in May, leaving Dan and I plenty of time to do things cheese and chips (French fries to us Yanks). It cost, with together after he returned from Greenock. By Barbara Wood drink, only about $10. I also had a little help in choosing what to do in Glas- Special to The Almanac Our favorite pub was The Drum and Monkey, where gow. A local friend who grew up there gave me a list of we had dinner twice. The old bank building has comfy things to be sure to see. leather chairs, fireplaces and a big central bar. The food My favorite place, which was not on that list and I’m sure menu is small but includes some traditional Scottish might not enchant everyone the way it did me, was the The perfect spot for a tag-along vacation — favorites. We tried Cullen Skink, a chowder of smoked Necropolis Cemetery — a massive graveyard perched on a place where I felt safe alone, could travel haddock, green beans and potatoes and Arbroath a knoll overlooking the city. I suppose it shows how safe I Smokie fishcakes. Perhaps the best part was that it was felt in Glasgow that I spent hours wandering around the easily on foot, and find lots to photograph. only a 20-minute walk from our hotel, so we didn’t have extensive grounds, admiring and photographing the grave to worry about transportation. markers; many of them poignant works of art, dating back Other of my favorite destinations included: to 1831. Some were elaborate little buildings, some impres- it allows photos; even with a flash. “Maybe just don’t use a ■ The Botanic Garden, which, in addition to acres of sive monuments; others were small, simple markers, a few flash on the more fragile things,” I was told when I asked. outdoor gardens, includes two massive glasshouses; one of which had tumbled to the ground. Evenings, Dan and I tried pubs or restaurants marked houses mostly orchids, begonias, succulents and other I also loved wandering around Kelvingrove Park. The “inexpensive” in our guidebook. Dan began a probably small plants; the other, called the Kibble Palace, was moved rhododendrons were all in bloom along with hundreds of impossible quest — trying every single malt whiskey to the site in 1871 and restored in 2004, and houses large- other spring flowers. The River Kelvin meanders through produced in the country. He developed a great technique, scale tropical plants and art works. the 85-acre park, which also has lovely fountains and however; he asked bartenders for their recommendations, ■ The Hunterian Art Gallery on the University of statues around every corner. which resulted in a number of free “wee tastes” of whiskeys Glasgow campus, where I was one of less than two dozen When I tired of photographing the flowers and foun- he didn’t have to pay for. visitors. It boasts a large collection of the works of James tains, I visited the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum One of our favorite restaurants was The Butterfly and McNeill Whistler, 17th and 18th century paintings by on the edge of the park. I had coffee in the museum foyer The Pig, an eccentric basement eatery furnished with many major European artists, and 19th and 20th century coffee shop while being serenaded by someone trying out mismatched antique furniture and dishes, and featuring works by Scottish artists. Inside the museum is also a re- the massive second story pipe organ. There is also a base- the strangest menu I’ve ever seen. The food was great, made ment cafe. with ingredients from nearby farms. See GLASGOW, page 27

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Completed in 1888 and inaugurated by work, including the Glasgow School of Art, the Light- Queen Victoria, the chambers feature lavish use of house, the Willow Tea Rooms, the Scotland Street granite, marble, tile mosaics, gold leaf, a stained- School and the House for an Art Lover, completed in glass dome, exotic hardwoods, and a “banquet- 1996 from plans drawn up by Mackintosh in 1900.) ing hall” with murals depicting the history of ■ The People’s Palace was built in 1898 as a cul- the city by local artists from the Glasgow School. tural center for the masses. Located in the city’s old- Free tours are offered twice a day. I was one of six est park, Glasgow Green, the grounds also feature people on my tour and the only American. the 1888 Doulton Fountain, the largest terracotta After leaving Glasgow, Dan and I visited Edin- fountain in the world. Next to the museum, which burgh, Paris and Fountainbleu, France. While all tells the story of the city from 1750 to the present had their attractions (who doesn’t love Paris?) as in interactive exhibits, is yet another massive glass- a person who tries to avoid crowds and spending house, the Winter Garden, where you can enjoy cof- money for no good reason, Glasgow was my favor- fee or lunch in wicker chairs among tropical plants. ite stop on this tag-along vacation. A ■ Glasgow Cathedral is where I was going when I found the Necropolis. The cathedral is the oldest Barbara Wood is a freelance writer and photogra- building in Glasgow and the only remaining exam- pher who lives in Woodside with her husband, her ple of medieval architecture. The original church dog Moose, seven chickens and the youngest of her was founded by St. Mungo in the 6th century, and three children. On the bonnie banks o’ Loch Lomond A “wee hike” yields there, we got directions to a nice 6 pm, for an incredible view of stunning views late-afternoon “wee hike.” We Great Britain’s largest body of drove to Balmaha on the eastern fresh water, enhanced by low By Barbara Wood shore of Loch Lomond, and set late-afternoon light streaming Special to The Almanac out from the visitor’s center to through clouds. climb Conic Hill. On our way down we met ess than an hour’s drive The “wee hike” turned out some cheerful Scotsmen who from Glasgow is one of to be strenuous, with a nearly were walking the West Highland LScotland’s scenic wonders 1,200-foot elevation change, but Way, a 98-mile trail between the — Loch Lomond, familiar to as we climbed the green and outskirts of Glasgow and Fort most from the lovely old Scot- scenic Scottish Highlands, Loch William, where you can catch a tish ballad, “The Banks of Loch Lomond spread out below us. train for the return. Thousands Lomond.” Dan and I spent There were even some wooly of people walk the trail each year just a few hours there, but were highland sheep, with new lambs, and an industry of small hotels inspired to return some day for for company. and hostels, and even bag-carry- much longer. We arrived at the peak at about ing services, have sprung up to We first drove to accommodate them. Balloch Castle County Refrain from “The Banks of Loch Lomond” Our new friends told Park, which I found us that they were disappointedly tour- Oh ye’ll tak’ the high road walking 20 miles a day isty, since we were hop- and I’ll tak’ the low road, and then enjoying ing to go on a scenic An’ I’ll be in Scotland before ye’, ample pub time each hike instead of tour- But wae is my heart until we meet again night to prepare for ing on crowded paved On the Bonnie, bonnie banks the next day’s walk. pathways. But at the O’ Loch Lomond. Maybe on our next rangers’ headquarters trip, we’ll try it. A

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650-725-2787. music.stanford.edu www.keplers.com newborn to 24 months old. Wednesdays, Oct. 3140 Woodside Road, Woodside. Call program coordinator at the Museum of the Palo Alto Philharmonic Concert. “Elgar Mask Making with Art in Action. 1 to 29, 2008, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Woodside 650-851-0147. www.smcl.org African Diaspora. Mon., Oct. 27, 7-8 p.m. Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85.” Cello Artists from the Bay Area cooperative Art in Library, 3140 Woodside Road, Woodside. Atherton Library, 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane, soloist: Larry Granger. “Berlioz Symphonie Action will lead children in a colorful, mask- Call 650-851-0147. www.smcl.org Atherton. Call 650-328-2422. www.smcl.org Fantastique, Op. 14.” Sat., Oct. 25, 8 p.m. making project. For children ages 7 and up. Woodside Library Toddler Musical Et Alia “For the Bible Tells Me So.” Film $17-$8. Cubberley Theater, 4000 Middlefield Mon. Oct. 27, 2008, 4-5 p.m. Free. Woodside Storytime. Finger plays, stories, songs Contemporary Artists Respond to discusses same-sex love in the experiences Road, Palo Alto. http://www.paphil.org/ Library, 3140 Woodside Road, Woodside. and fun. For ages 18 months to 3 years Darfur. Learn about the contemporary art of of five families. Sun., Oct. 26, 5-7 p.m. Free. The Valparaiso Singers. “A Celebration of Call 650-851-0147. www.smcl.org old. Wednesdays, Oct. 1 to 29, 2008, Sudan and Sudanese refugee artists at this Ladera Community Church, 3300 Alpine Life” is an evening of contemporary Broadway Musical Storytime at Atherton 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Woodside Library, presentation by Demetrie Broxton, education Road, Ladera. www.ladera.org and American folk music, and spirituals. Library. Stories and sing-a-longs for all Directed by Judith Stewart with James Welch as ages. 2nd and 4th Wednesdays in October accompanist. Fri., Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m. Free. The and November. 4-4:30 p.m. Free. Atherton Church of jesus Christ of latter-day Saints, 1105 Library, 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane, Atherton. Valparaiso Ave., Menlo Park. Call 650-328-2422. www.smcl.org Preschool Storytime. Picture book read aloud for ages 3 to 6. Tuesdays Sept. 16 to Kids & Families Dec. 9, 2008, 3:30-4 p.m. Free. Atherton Bell System, a music performance group Library, 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane, Atherton. for children in grades 3-8, teaches the basics Call 650-328-2422. www.smcl.org of music and bell technique. Thursdays, Story Time with Elisa Kleven. Allow ongoing. 3:45-5 p.m. Free. Menlo Park Pres., yourself to be transported around the world 950 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park. mppc.org to see how children from different cultures HigherNotes Music. After School Music make wishes. Illustrator Elisa Kleven is Program for Kids K-8th grade. Classes this guide on this global tour of hopes and include “Camp Rock” where kids will form a dreams. Sunday, Oct. 26, at 11:30 a.m. kids’ Christian rock ensemble. Other classes Free. 11:30 a.m. Free Kepler’s Books, include choir, chimes and bells. Tuesday 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call 20082008 HHolidayoliday BBoutiqueoutique afternoons. 3:45-6:30 p.m. Bethany Lutheran 650-324-4321. www.keplers.com 2008 Holiday Boutique Church, 1095 Cloud Ave., Menlo Park. Call Toddler Storytime. Stories, songs and 650-854-5897. flannel boards for ages 18 to 36 months. Benefiting Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. M.T. Anderson. Youth-literature author Tuesdays from Sept. 16 to Dec. 9, 2008, M.T. Anderson signs “The Astonishing Life 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Atherton Library, 2 of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Dinkelspiel Station Lane, Atherton. Call Saturday and Sunday November 1st & 2nd 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves.” No 650-328-2422. www.smcl.org formal presentation planned. Mon., Nov. Woodside Library Baby Musical Little House - Rosyln G. Morris Activity Center 800 Middle Avenue • Menlo Park 3, 5:30 p.m. Free. Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Storytime. Rhymes, songs and lap-sit Please Call 650-326-2025 for more information Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call 650-324-4321. activities for parents and infants. For ages

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October 29, 2008 ■ The Almanac ■ 29 pupil sharpens near vision, which helps to COMMUNITY account for the fact that farsighted people will often squint when doing near work. Corrective lenses can help to remedy this problem. Do you have trouble reading the newspaper or restaurant menu? If yes, corrective lenses Health Council hosts ‘An Afternoon of Jazz’ can help improve your vision. Bring your eye- The Children’s Health Coun- ■ toys. Lunch will be available for wear prescription to MENLO OPTICAL at 1166 cil Auxiliary will present “An AROUND TOWN purchase in the dining room. University Drive, on the corner of Oak Grove Afternoon of Jazz,” featuring For information, call 326-2025. Avenue and University Drive. We carry a wide jazz vocal stylist Cookie Wong, per person, with reservations selection of quality frames in the latest shapes, required by Nov. 1. For more sizes, and colors. We fill prescriptions with from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, Child car seats at the Children’s Health Coun- information, call 326-4437. PRIZE PUPIL lightweight, scratch-resistant lenses. Call us The Menlo Park Police will The solid black spot at the center of the eye, cil, 650 Clark Way in Palo Alto. at 322-3900. sponsor a child car seat inspec- known as the pupil, provides a window into the P.S. Pupil size can change from 2 millime- Ms. Wong, who co-founded Holiday boutique tion from 8 a.m. to noon Friday, dark interior of the eye. The size of the pupil is ters to 8 millimeters, which can have the effect the San Francisco night club, Little House will hold a holi- automatically adjusted by nerve signals sent to Nov. 7, at Flood Park, 215 Bay of changing the amount of light that enters the Jazz at Pearl’s, will be accompa- day boutique from 10 a.m. to the muscles of the iris to allow just the right eye by 30 times. Road, in Menlo Park. Car seats amount of light to enter the eye for seeing. nied by her husband, drummer 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Mark Schmidt is an American Board of Opticianry Jim Chanteloup, and the Chan- will be inspected by a certified The eye’s focusing mechanism also controls and National Contact Lens Examiners Certified Nov. 1 and 2. Handcrafted items technician. To make an appoint- the pupil’s size much in the same way that a teloup Quintet. Optician licensed by the Medical Board of California. for sale will include holiday ment, call 330-6397. photographer will close the camera’s aperture He can be easily reached at Menlo Optical, 1166 Cost of the “Afternoon of Jazz,” decorations, adult and children’s to achieve sharper focus. Size reduction in the University Drive, Menlo Park. 650-322-3900. including food and wine, is $30 clothing, glassware, jewelry, and Autumn affair Kings Mountain Elementary School will hold its annual TOWN OF WOODSIDE benefit dinner and auction on Saturday, Nov. 15, at Henrik 2955 WOODSIDE ROAD Author Ibsen Park, 13800 Skyline Blvd., WOODSIDE, CA 94062 Woodside, at 5:30 p.m. The eve- Edward P. Jones ning will include beer, wine, a will be reading from his work PLANNING COMMISSION full bar, dinner, live music, silent Monday, Nov. 3 at 8:00 p.m. and live auctions, and a chance to November 5, 2008 in Kresge Auditorium win a Ford Fusion. 7:30 PM on the Stanford Campus Cost is $50 per person with all beverages free between 5:30 and Free and open to the public 6 p.m. Reservations are required. PUBLIC HEARINGS: Call 851-4843. 2. Jim MacDonald SDES#2008-006 238 Kings Mountain Road Part of the Jean and Bill Lane Lecture Series Harvest tea Review of a proposed Site Development application to Sponsored by the Stanford Creative Writing Program Yerba Buena Nursery in construct a new two-story main residence, pool house and For more information, call (650) 723-0011 or visit Woodside will hold a harvest detached garage. The existing main residence, garage and http://creativewriting.stanford.edu tea at noon Saturday, Nov. 8, in sheds would be removed. The property is located in an its century-old farmhouse. RR zoning district. The total proposed ﬂ oor area on site The traditional tea will include would be 6,929 square feet. Proposed materials for the main sandwiches, scones, pastry and residence include; a stucco exterior painted light beige, hot tea. Guests 12 and over are stone veneer details, wood shutters and window trim painted welcome. Cost is $25 per person. light olive, a slate roof, and bronze chimney caps. Proposed It’s not too early to make materials for the garage and pool house will match those reservations for the nursery’s proposed on the main residence. The project was previously Christmas tea lunches to be held approved by the Architectural Site Review Board at their at noon Friday, Saturday and meeting of October 6, 2008. Planning Commission approval Sunday, Dec. 5, 6 and 7 and 12, is required became the project would be visible from Kings 13 and 14 in the farmhouse. Mountain Road. Cost of the lunch is $45 and includes appetizer, entree 3. Kate & Remo Canessa APPEAL#2008-002 and dessert. Reservations are 292 Eleanor Drive needed for the harvest tea and the Christmas tea lunches. Call Appeal of the Planning Director's decision to follow the 851-1668. Yerba Buena Nursery Architectural and Site Review Board's recommendation to is located at 19500 Skyline Blvd. approve a proposed project. The project entails the construc- in Woodside. tion of a 1,481 square foot guest house and pool cabana, an 864 square foot detached garage, a tennis court, and a swim- ming pool. A new driveway entrance is proposed to enter the property from Lakeview Drive while the current driveway Prehistoric packrats is entered from Eleanor Drive. The appellant speciﬁ cally The archives of climate change objects to the proposed new driveway location. appear in the oddest places — like packrat piles dating back 4. Michael Dearing XSB#2008-003 millennia. This is the subject 3660 Tripp Road of a free public lecture at the Per Woodside Municipal Code 153.062 review of a U.S. Geological Survey at 7 p.m. request for a Setback Exception for construction of a two Thursday, Oct. 30, in Building story addition to an existing residence that is proposed to be 3 of the campus at 345 Middle- within 30.75 feet of a side property line where a 50-foot side field Road. setback is required. The property is zoned Special Conserva- Research ecologist Kenneth tion Planning 7.5 (SCP 7.5). Cole will tell how piles of vegetation hoarded by prehistoric All application materials are available for public review at packrats provide clues to previous the Woodside Planning and Building Counter, Woodside Town periods of rapid climate warming. Hall, weekdays from 8:00 - 10:00 AM and 1:00 - 3:00 PM, or Three sudden warming periods by appointment. For more information, contact the Woodside over the last 20,000 years caused Planning and Building Department at (650) 851-6790. the vegetation to migrate and change, giving clues to help inter- pret what is going on now. For Published in The ALMANAC on October 29, 2008. information, call 329-5000.

30 ■ The Almanac ■ October 29, 2008 250 Greer Road Woodside

• Main home of approximately 6,500 sq. ft. • 5 bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms • 2-bedroom guesthouse • Elegant formal living room with fireplace • Formal dining room • Sunroom with wall of library and art display cabinetry • Tremendous custom kitchen with separate breakfast area • Family room with fireplace • Spacious master suite with fireplace and marble bathroom • Pool and separate spa • Fully fenced tennis court • Gated entrance • Two-car detached garage plus significant off-street parking • Beautifully landscaped grounds with level lawn and formal rose garden • Approximately 6 acres with seasonal creek and access to Huddart Park trails

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October 29, 2008 ■ The Almanac ■ 31 872 PARTRIDGE AVENUE, MENLO PARK

ELEGANT TWO-STORY HOME IN BEAUTIFUL ALLIED ARTS uilt just 9 years ago and located in the desirable Allied Arts Bneighborhood, this exceptional home presents a warm and inviting ambiance. The elegant formal rooms boast ﬁ ne architectural details including lofty ceilings, a two-sided ﬁ replace, and a convenient pantry bar. Offering sophistication and modern luxury, the lovely 3-bedroom, 2.5- Open Sat & Sun 1:30-4:30pm bathroom residence promises to be a wonderful place to call home.

• Striking architectural details • Private upper-level master bedroom throughout including hardwood suite with a walk-in closet and built-in fl ooring, designer carpet, and the audio system abundant use of natural stone • Convenient inside laundry area • Added amenities include custom equipped with Bosch washer and dryer Hunter-Douglas window treatments • Added amenities include a security throughout, and two Marantz 42-inch alarm system and central vacuum plasma televisions • Detached one-car garage with epoxy • Elegant living room with a tall vaulted fl o o r i n g ceiling and double-sided fi replace • Lovely al fresco entertainment patio Offered at $1,595,000 • Dramatic formal dining room with a • Approximately 1,660 square feet of granite pantry bar living space on an estimated 5,000 www.872Partridge.com • Granite-fi nished gourmet kitchen with square-foot lot top-quality appliances and a sunny • Top-rated Menlo Park schools casual dining space • Excellent location close to downtown • Bright and spacious family room with a Menlo Park and Stanford fi replace and designer light fi xtures

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PALO ALTO • 119595 N CCaliforniaalifornia SStreettreet his charming Old Palo Alto home on a rare Tcorner lot was extensively remodeled in 2005 and is in beautiful “move-in” condition. Early California Spanish Colonial architecture combined with modern upgrades make this home a “classic” in every sense of the word. Gourmet chef’s kitchen has top of the line appliances, tile floors and granite countertops. Separate dining room. Re-finished hardwood floors and new carpeting throughout. New energy efficient dual-pane windows. A large family room has the original clay tile wood burning fireplace.

Tranquil grounds contain a two-car detached garage, and extensive landscaping including mature trees, meandering lawns, planted mounds, raised beds, a redwood trellis and decking, and a therapy spa, all surrounded by secure redwood fencing that make this home perfect for families or professionals.

Just steps away for Bowden Park, and Cal Train, and a short bike ride or drive to Downtown Palo Alto, the University, or Stanford Shopping Center. This is Old Palo Alto at its finest. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1,930 square feet living, 5,227 square foot lot Offered at $1,895,000.

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32 ■ The Almanac ■ October 29, 2008 872 PARTRIDGE AVENUE, MENLO PARK

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