Glasgow in a day

First let me say, after reading my previous posts I see how bad some of it is written. 🤦‍♀️ I can only blame the fact we are happily exhausted after each days excursions! It's posts with errors or no posts at all! 😂

Drove down to Glasgow today...home of Billy Connelly and Gerry Rafferty who, we learned, played together "back in the day". Glasgow is a happy, bustling city with much to see.

Stop 1. Glasgow Cathedral. Founded in the 1200's as a Catholic place of worship. After the Protestant Refermation of 1560 it became a Presbyterian Kirk. It remains a part of the Church of Scotland to this day.
The patron saint of Glasgow is entombed here...St. Mungo.

Stop 2. Hop On, Hop Off. A way to see a bit more of the city when time is limited. Great tour guide and the buses are 100% electric! Very cool the level of environmental awareness there is here!!! 🌎

Stop 3. Riverside Museum and a mini picnic. Most of the museums here are free! This one focuses on transportation. Some cool choo-choos 🚂. Our interest in trains grew dramatically once Luke stated working for Amtrak! Strangly, there was a touch of Star Wars here as well!!

Stop 4. Hunterian Museum at Glasgow University. Beautifully displayed exhibits. Open since 1807, it is mostly focused on James Watt, Joseph Lister and Lord Kelvin. There is also an exhibit of artifacts found along the Antoine Wall. This was built following Hadrian's Wall by the Romans. I thought the Times Up Chair was great!😂 Until the mid 19th century, all students did oral exams at end of terms. The chair has a 20 min sand timer at the top. When time was up, out you go!

Stop 5. Glasgow University Cloisters. The architecture is amazing and the Cloisters are an iconic place to see here and serve as a connector between 2 of the main buildings.

Stop 6. Brewdog for an afternoon cool down (🌞 and mid 70's!) - lovely local brews!

Stop 7. Kelvingrove Museum. Saw works of art by Dali, Rembrandt and Van Gogh. There was a wonderful exhibit on Charles Rennie MacKintosh, native son of Glasgow.

Stop 8. National Piping Museum. How do you come to Scotland and not hit up the Bagpipe Museum!?! Plus we got to play the canter (quite badly). This apparently means we are ready for bagpipes. 😂

Stop 9. The Duke of Wellington statue with a traffic cone on his head! I can't explain this one so I'll let Billy Connelly do it for me: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/15XV35Akug/

Stop 10. Mural trail. So many wonderful murals in Glasgow!Baca lagi