Glasgow

We flew to Glasgow from Dublin on January 5th; we got up at 4:15am, walked 20 minutes in heavy rain to the bus, arrived at the airport and took off around 7:05am. Fortunately we had hotel bookings in Scotland and so we were just hoping the entire morning that they would allow us to check in early. Luckily they did, and we settled in for a nap around 9:00am. We began to walk around the city just before lunch time, and we were really taken aback by the cleanliness of the city. The people were also extremely friendly; our first stop was at a coffee shop and the barista gave us our coffees for free!

After a late lunch, we worked our way over to the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (pictured in this post), where we saw old knight armor, a spitfire and a cool Egyptian exhibit. We then found a tavern close by where we got to sample our first scotch in Scotland: Auchentoshen & Bunnahabhain. We didn’t do much for the rest of the evening since we knew we were in for a few intense days in Edinburgh. The next morning, before we caught the bus to Edinburgh, we walked up to the Necropolis, which is an old cemetery which overlooks Glasgow. A lot of the monuments were very impressive; it is definitely worth checking out if ever you are in town.