LEJOG Day 22 - Rest Day #2 - Glasgow

I actually tried to have some down time - but only after a tour of the Glasgow City Hall - with its impressive marble staircase, marble, alabaster and wood interiors, mosaic flooring and huge rooms.

Check the photo of a girl also on the tour- clearly I didn't get the memo re dress code!!

Fun Fact:
A statue of the Duke of Wellington has stood in the Royal Exchange Square for 140 years but in the early 1980's a traffic cone mysteriously started appearing on top of his head (presumably after a drunken night out)!

Despite attempts at removal by the Council, it has steadfastly remained. Whenever a cone is removed, it is only a matter of days before a new one appears in its place.

In 2013, the council proposed to double the height of the plinth to deter intrepid cone fans. However the backlash from the Glaswegian public showed that they felt it was a representation of local culture not vandalism. Hence #KeepTheCone

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