Day Twelve: Glasgow

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There was something about being at Peter's that was very comforting. After being on the road now for twelve days, staying in hotels, hostels and with random people through Airbnb, it was nice to stay with someone we knew (well Jen knew from YWAM). We got to do laundry too!

Peter lives in Paisley, just outside of Glasgow. Today he took the day off of work today and was our tour guide for Glasgow and the surrounding area. We walked a lot, but had a quite evening at Peter's watching faulty towers and eating spaghetti that Jen made for us.

Loch Lomond

Loch is the Scottish word for lake, and Loch Lomond is one of the biggest in the UK. It was a beautiful sunny fall day when we visited, the air was cool, but perfect for strolling around the loch.











We stopped at the small village of Luss and walked around. To warm our selves up we had cappuccinos by the fire at The Coach House Coffee Shop, as well as a yummy homemade scone with clotted cream and jam. I think it might have been the best scone I've ever had. When we finished a little shopping and taking lots of pictures we headed into Glasgow for lunch.



Glasgow

Scotland's largest city is a must see when visiting Scotland. Many choose to visit the more tourist, traditional Edinburgh, but Glasgow has equal charm and exciting things to see. Originally a trade town, then a key industrial city in the UK during the industrial revolution, Glasgow is now regarded as a cultural hot spot. You will find a mix of world renowned museums and galleries, magnificent architecture (both victorian and modern), great nightlife, shopping and a wide variety or international cuisine. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow)

We visited the popular West End, home to The University of Glasgow and the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, as well as, many restaurants, shopping and bars. Our first stop was lunch at Soba, a south-east asian inspired restuaturant. Like I said, Glasgow has a very international restaurant scene. It was very good; I had the Pad Thai and Jen had some kind of curry dish.



Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

Next we walked around the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. I found that museums weren't that exciting to visit. I just don't know enough about art and history to really enjoy things, plus walking is hard so walking to see things I'm not excited about seeing is even harder. However, there were some cool exhibitions and all the museums in Scotland are free!

University of Glasgow

The University of Glasgow was founded in 1451 and is the fourth oldest university in the English-speaking world. The architecture is incredible and it was fun to walk around the grounds. If you schedule it you can take a guided tour for perspective students, or their web site has a brochure you can print out that allows you to take a self guided tour.
Self Guided Tour

Ashton Lane

It was time to give our feet a break so we headed to Ashton Lane for a drink and to sit down for a few minutes. Ashton Lane is a popular street tucked behind one of the main streets (Byres Road). The cobblestone street is full of restaurants and bars, and a popular night time spot.


Time to head back to Peter's for the night. We stopped at the store to pick up the ingredients for my mom's spaghetti recipe. Jen made spaghetti for us and we watched Faulty Towers, a british TV show.

Glasgow was a beautiful city and it reminded me of Boston, I would love to go back someday, one day just wasn't enough.



Catch up on all the days:

one year ago    Day One     Day Two    Day Three    Day Four    Day Five    Day Six    Day Seven


   

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