Glasgow

We caught the train and spent a full day in Glasgow, one of Scotland's major cities and home to one of the country's four medieval universities.  Our tour guides were Andy and Emma, our friends from St. Columba's, who lived in Glasgow for five years as they attended school.  Unfortunately, my camera died early on, so photographic documentation is sparse.  We visited a massive toy store, took a stroll along the river Clyde, visited the famous Kelvingrove Art Gallery, had delicious Spanish tapas at Cafe Andaluz, took a tour of the University of Glasgow (and caught a glimpse of a very expensive wedding in the process), and meandered around the shopping district.  I bought some Superman cufflinks.  As dinnertime approached we tried to find a place to sit down and have a drink, but alas! rugby and soccer games ensured that there was nary a place to be found.  But it did give Mandi and me a nice glimpse of some of the finer pubs in Glasgow, including one, Waxy O'Connor's, that boasted a truly spectacular interior (Get a virtual tour here!).  Giving the search up as hopeless, we boarded the train and headed back to familiar Edinburgh exhausted.

Andy tells me that this statue usually sports a traffic cone on his head.  This day, however, it was a pigeon.

Mandi found something she liked at Hamley's.

The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.

The old building of Glasgow University.