Über den Tellerrand 34: Eine Reise nach Wigtown Teil 2

Unsere Reise nach Wigtown, Schottland Teil 2. Diesmal treffen wir
tatsächlich den Autor des wunderbaren "Tagebuch eines
Buchhändlers". Inhabers des "The Bookshop" in der schottischen
"Booktown". Wir bekommen ein Interview und haben eine trefflich
schöne Zeit... Hier der Link zur Seite von Shauns Buchhandlung Und
hier der Link zur Facebook Seite Und für unsere wunderbaren
Gastgeber aus Wigtown hier die Übersetzung in ein hoffentlich
akzeptables Englisch: "Hello everyone out there. Today I'm assuming
that you are regular listeners. If not, you should definitely
listen to last week's episode first. Last Friday we started taking
you on a trip to Wigtown in Scotland. Scotland's official
'Booktown', home of Shaun Bythell, author of 'Diary of a
Bookseller' and owner of 'The Bookshop'. Well, we are still on this
same journey. We've already searched the bookstore extensively,
gotten to know the area a bit, met a lot of nice people, but still
missed Shaun himself. Today is supposed to be the big day when we
meet him. It won't be the last time. Because, like the entire area,
there seems to be a very special magic about it and its people.
Probably some fairy thing. We have definitely already succumbed to
this magic. Nevertheless, it is important to bring some order into
your thoughts today. After all, this meeting with Shaun was the
original trigger for the whole trip. And many of the questions we
want to ask Shaun have been deepened by our first few days. How can
it be that a place like Wigtown offers enough space for ten or more
bookstores in a region that has fewer inhabitants than our city?
How is Shaun today? After his international success as an author.
Is he still a bookseller at heart? However. It's not just the
questions that are exciting, but also the person. A few pictures
say a lot less than the bookstore and the town of Wigtown alone. We
are excited and Katha is almost a bit in awe of the moment. What
will Shaun say and what kind of person is he really? [THE
INTERVIEW] Shaun was fantastic. We still met very often. Also
random and spontaneous. We had lunch in his kitchen, drank together
and talked about books and authors. Especially about Ian Banks, who
he knew himself... Overall, these almost 10 days were a wonderful
time. We didn't get far beyond the south of Scotland. But we met
great and wonderful people. And we were allowed to breathe in
deeply the scent of the books and inhale the fantastic spirit of
Scotland. We are eternally grateful for that. Thank you Steve,
thank you Nicki, thank you Shaun, thank you Christie, thank you
Louann, thank you Katha, thank you everyone! If I have forgotten
anyone, I am very sorry and it was certainly not intentional. Just
feel for “everyone”! addressed. We hope you guys out there enjoyed
this little journey too. We can only advise you to take this
journey too. It's definitely worth it. I wish you a nice weekend
today. See you soon. Ciao, arrivederci, your Gerd..."