Glasgow in a day...

The tour book told us how we could do it - but I think it's a scam. There is just no way to cover a whole city in a day - well, maybe Wilmore... But we certainly got in a lot today! We started out day trying to find breakfast. We had planned to eat here in our hotel, because they have a decent continental breakfast bar. But, by the time we got there the line was out the door, seriously. So, we thought we'd just start walking and see what we came across. As it turns out, Sunday morning food in the UK is harder to come across that you'd think. Granted, we passed a few McDonalds' and Burger King's... but we just couldn't do it (...well, I could have...) So, we found a place about an hour later - and had lunch. :)

Next we went to the Museum of Modern Art - always interesting. You just never know what you'll find in a modern art museum! Then we walked the shops in Merchant City - which is the city center of Glasgow. Very cool; they even had a PUMA store... yes, the WHOLE store was Puma attire... I was in love. And I bought nothing. That was sad.


(Yeah - these are a bunch of chairs glued together with a few mirrored purses mixed in... just for fun.)

Anywhoo... then we were off to the Glasgow Cathedral. SUPER impressive. The scary man who reeked of alcohol who offered to give me a private tour of the cathedral catacombs (no joke!) told me that it dated back to the 5th century... I'm thinking that it was actually the 15th century. I never saw a solid date, but suffice it to say - It's old.

After some more walking we headed off to an area called The Barras. Basically, this is an outdoor gypsy market. Very cool in a lot of ways, pretty dirty in more than one way, and totally shady in all ways. Unfortunately, by the time we got there the rain was beginning, so the "shops" (read: carts with tent covers) were beginning to close. Alas, no merchandise was bought... And I was so hoping for a cheap Coach purse... (j/k)

After this we headed back across town for our hotel, took showers, had dinner (Chinese food), and headed off to a local bowling alley. That's right - what else would you do in Glasgow on a Sunday evening??? Fun was had by all... and now I'm here once again in the hotel lobby chatting with you fine folks! :)


Tomorrow we're off to Dunfermline (good luck pronouncing that one...) for one night before we start our trek home. We'll have an overnight layover in Dublin, Ireland... but more on that later. Cheers.