Being a tourist in your home town / city

[User33236]

Moved back to Scotland about 6 weeks ago, Edinburgh to be precise, after being away from Scotland for 15 years. Edinburgh is a city I used to visit on occasion as I'm originally from the west of Scotland.

Last night Mrs SG and I got the opportunity to attend the Edinburgh Tattoo. Today in a day off work we went of a boat trip on the Firth of Forth.

On both occasions I felt very much like a tourist. Anyone else ever been a tourist in your home town / city?

 

[Slick]

I left home at 19. I rarely went back for the first ten years and when I did I was shocked to discover that I hardly knew anyone. I now visit regularly and have rediscovered a lot of my old pals which is nice. I have now moved again to another city and once again kinda miss being a well kent face. I reckon it just takes time, and in the mean time just continue rediscovering the many delights your home city has to offer.

 

[gavroche]

Yes I do. I left my home town 47 years ago. Things have changed a lot over that period and many new buildings have propped up, even new bridges over the Loire river. I suppose this is the same for anyone going away for a while. You can't stop progress.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

I did yesterday. Last time I was on certain roads and in certain places it was just " here we are again" but yesterday these places are where a lot of Game of Thrones was filmed with boards up explaining what happened/was filmed.

It was totally different

 

[Bazzer]

Yes. The 2 towns where I consecutively spent 13 years of my life, feel odd.
Rarely now visit the first, but the second annually to my Dad's grave. Mixed feelings every time. Part of me is looking at places I knew well and even looking out for people I once associated with, but also a sense of relief of being back to my current life, when Ieave.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I moved out of my home town, Folkestone, when I was 16, 4 years later I moved back stayed 2 years and moved out again. I've now been living in Coventry for 44 years and its been over 20 years since I last visited Folkestone, now Coventry feels like my home town and is for my children and granddaughter. I suspect if I visited Folkestone again it would feel like a strange town, I've no longer got family there.

 

[raleighnut]

Written by a 'Fifer' about a trip to Perth (just up the road really)


View: https://youtu.be/kTtU5uEAf5E

 

[pjd57]

I was born about 1 mile from where I live now, Maryhill in Glasgow.
Love the city. I love seeing so many tourists coming to it now.
But I never feel like one of them. It's home, always.

Edinburgh is ok to visit, but definitely not in August.

 

[snorri]

I wouldn't know what to do as a tourist in my home town, most bypass the town and the few who enter tend to drive straight through, non-stop, which preserves the natural ambience.

 

[lutonloony]

Think the only tourists to Luton would be at the airport. I go back from time to time to see family, but don't miss it

 

[MikeG]

Home town? That's an interesting idea.

 

[gbb]

On the opposite side of the coin, I never / rarely every feel like a tourist anywhere. I don't think locals even care. The only time I consider my presence a nuisance is In traffic...the locals must sometimes get fed up of it, finding it difficult ro get about. Cornwall would be a good example.

 

[User33236]

[QUOTE 4920697, member: 9609"]where did you go and was it any good ?[/QUOTE]
Did the trip from South Queensferry that takes in Inchcolm Island and the three bridges across tbe Forth. Was an enjoyable afternoon. Last did it over 20 years ago

 

[Dave 123]

On the opposite side of the coin, I never / rarely every feel like a tourist anywhere. I don't think locals even care. The only time I consider my presence a nuisance is In traffic...the locals must sometimes get fed up of it, finding it difficult ro get about. Cornwall would be a good example.

When I used to live in Devon a 20 minute drive could take an hour or more in the silly season.

 

[galaxy]

After 10 years in Prison, everything felt different