We were so tired last night, we barely remember going to bed! We got about 8 hours of uninterrupded sleep, neither Kay or I woke up during the night. We were up and at breakfast at 7:30. The Hotel Indigo provided an excellent full English breakfast. Once fortified, we were aboard our van at 9:00 AM for a driving/walking tour of Glasgow.
The photos below show only a small part of our day, but it's as much as I have time to post!
The Peoples Palace was opened on 22 January 1898
The idea of "palaces for the people" drew on the writings of John Ruskin, William Morris and Annie Besant and the Glasgow People's Palace took inspiration from its counterpart on Mile End Road in the East End of London. At the time, the East End of Glasgow was one of the most unhealthy and overcrowded parts of the city, and the People's Palace was intended to provide a cultural center for the people.
Glasgow Cathedral
Erected between AD 1136 and 1484, Glasgow Cathedral is now Scotland’s largest place of worship. Its history reflects contrasting Christian identities. The site was an ancient pilgrimage destination containing the tomb of the 6th-century Celtic missionary to Strathclyde, St Kentigern (or Mungo).
The history of the Cathedral would compromise a book in itself with pre and post-reformation changes.
My first thought was that the paint was wet, but no apparently it is supposed to be sticky and slippery. This had apparently been applied for a while, neither sticky or slippery...
Glasgow Necropolis
Covering 37 acres, Glasgow Necropolis is a Victorian cemetery in Glasgow, Scotland. It is on a low but very prominent hill to the east of Glasgow Cathedral (St. Mungo's Cathedral). Fifty thousand individuals have been buried here. Typical for the period, only a small percentage are named on monuments and not every grave has a stone. Approximately 3,500 monuments exist here. This is a beautiful old cemetery and we could have spent a day here.
University of Glasgow Campus
Founded by papal bull in 1451 it is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Along with the universities of Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and St Andrews, the university was part of the Scottish Enlightenment during the 18th century.
Our Resturant for lunch. We had a private room for our small group of 15. I had an excellent beef dish with the most incredible flaky pastry along with "chips" (French fries). Kay had fish and chips which she too said was excellent.
After lunch we were joined by Peter, a high school teacher of Modern Studies which includes current affairs and politics. Today he talked about the history of secular division in Scotland and the problems and progress which had been made. We then had a question and answer session. It was a very interesting presentation
After lunch, the four of us elected to walk the mile back to the hotel rather than ride the van. We enjoyed the scenery, spent some time in a park just people watching and stumbled upon a unique museum. The Glasgow Police museum.
This gentleman, Alastair Dinsmor, is a retired police officer and curator of the museum. Many of the items in the museum are from his personal collection. He has been collecting for over 50 years.
Badges and patches from Georgia. He has police items from all 50 states and hundred's of countries.
Building murals are common and beautifully executed.
Well, its getting late, and we are still tired so it's time to retire. Tomorrow is another busy day with a visit to Robert Burns home in Alloway, about an hour away, and then a "home hosted" meal here in Glasgow tomorrow evening.
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