Nancy and I started our journey at 9:30 at the Eugene Airport. 24 1/2 hours later, we arrived at The Z Hotel in Glasgow. We had 14 and some hours of flight time with layovers in Seattle and Amsterdam. We settled in our rooms but then met for a quick walk up to the Glasgow Cathedral.
We seemed to have lots of waiting around time, but it was nice not to have to race from one gate to the next. There was a very long line of people in a line for transferring to China at the airport in Amsterdam. Many of them were wearing these white suits. Some even had both masks and shields. The airport is still requiring people to be masked. Nancy and I wore our masks the whole time while traveling just to be on the safe side.
Glasgow, Wednesday, May 11
Glasgow Cathedral. The oldest cathedral in Scotland and the oldest building in Glasgow.My favorite mural. It’s officially untitled but has become known as St. Mungo and is done by an Australian street artist known as Smug.
We started our day with a very less than impressive breakfast at the hotel. (We have scouted other breakfast opportunities for tomorrow!) Our first stop today was back to the cathedral since it was closed when we were there last evening. We were too early today so we wandered around outside and then went on up to The Necropolis, a Victorian cemetery.
The Glasgow Cathedral, also apparently known as St. Mungo’s Cathedral since people used to make pilgrimages to St. Mungo’s tomb in the cathedral, was so ornate and impressive! When you consider that it was built in the 12th and 13th centuries you just have to marvel at the design and craftsmanship of the builders.
Glasgow Cathedral, one of two medieval churches in Scotland that survived the Reformation intact. David and I saw the other in Kirkwall on Orkney.Those are tombstones in the grass. Tombstones lined the walls around the outside the cathedral. This one is for Henry to notice the date because I’m sure he will ask.The cathedral is huge and had so many beautiful windows.The architecture is amazing. Inside were many smaller nooks and chapels.Heading up to The Necropolis.
Another highlight of the day was having tea at The Willow Tea Rooms. I had a bowl of Cullen skink…a delicious cream soup made with smoked haddock that I have been thinking about since the first time I had it here in Scotland, and Nancy and I shared a traditional tea with little sandwiches, scone, and cake. After that we found a Marks and Spencer where we had a good laugh because Nancy found the self-checkout machine so challenging. We were so full from our tea that we decided to just find some fruit for this evening and were hoping to get something for lunch on the train tomorrow. We then headed down to the river and walked along it for a ways.
The captions cover up some of the photos, but if you tap on them, you will get the full picture.
The Place of Useful Learning, University of StrathclydeTea at The Willow Tea Rooms. Notice the famous Charles Rennie Macintosh designed chairs…not that comfortable to sit on.I was fascinated by the reflection of the old church in the modern building’s windows.St. Andrews CathedralSouth Portland Suspension Bridge, now a pedestrian bridgeNancy and I are still trying to figure out whether to stay to the left or the right when walking!Most of the day was beautiful although we did have some cool, cloudy weather and some downright nasty weather when we came out of the cathedral. We were undaunted, however!
2 responses to “Glasgow”
A place of useful learning is just so…useful😊
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Hi Carla and Nancy,
Oh, this is so much fun following you on your blog. Your photos are incredible. Thank you and safe travels! Vicky Hanson
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