Day 3-Glasgow

June 29, 2023

Day 3-Glasgow (Continued)

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Travel Expert Rick Steve's says that many people are not keen on going to Glascow:

"Many travelers give Glasgow a miss, but that's a shame. Glasgow is a workaday Scottish city as well as a cosmopolitan destination, with an energetic and expanding dining and nightlife scene, top-notch museums, and a unique flair for art and design. It's also a pilgrimage site for architecture buffs, thanks to a cityscape packed with Victorian facades, bold new construction, and the beloved works by hometown visionary Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Edinburgh may have the royal aura, but Glasgow has a down-to-earth appeal."

https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/scotland/glasgow

I can surely say, our experiences in Glasgow have been great!

Riverside Museum & The Glenlee

The first stop today was the Riverside Museum where everyone got a first hand view of the history of transportation in Scotland. Glasgow served as an important transportation hub with the Clyde & Kelvin Rivers allowing big ships to import & export goods to the area! The most interesting exhibit in the museum was about the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie Scotland. Doing a little research after seeing the exhibit, I did not remember there were 8 victims from Maryland on Pan Am Flight 103.

After exiting the museum, most of the group had an opportunity to board the Tall Ship Glenlee for an opportunity to see what the living conditions and duties would be for a crew at sea.

During some free time near George Square, some of us had a lunch of fish & chips at a franchise restaurant called the B lue Lagoon. My trio did some shopping afterwards!

National Piping Centre

Then it was off to the National Piping Centre for our very own piping experience. Our young piping tour guide gave us a demonstration, a tour of the museum and then a few brave souls tried their hands at the bagpipes as well!

Mitchell Library & the Glasgow Necropolis

After leaving our piping experience, there was some more free time where a group of us visited the nearby Mitchell Public Library where I was super excited to get my first library card in another country!

We then walked to see the Glasgow Necropolis on the other side of the West End of town. By the time we arrived, we were very close to being late for dinner, so we only had a chance to see about 9% of this 32 Acre graveyard. I am sure there are a few Robertsons buried there but I will have to do some more research. But I was able to quickly find one on the Official Friends of the Necropolis website that shows William Bruce Hope Robertson who was killed in World War I during action at the Gully Ravine on June 28th, 1915. Coincidentally, we arrived in Glasgow on June 28th 108 years after he died.

Really wish we had time to see this mural in Glasgow,but i did see a replica in at London-Heathrow airport yesterday that gave me some more details.

Photo Credit: https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/scotland/glasgow

If only there was more time, I would love to have seen Glasgow's Women's Library (and especially take the time to do one of their Women's Heritage Walks), the Scottish Football Museum and/or the Glasgow Police Museum. But we had a jammed packed day, so I may have to save some things for our next trip to Glasgow!

if you would like to get a better feel of our experience or to learn more about Glasgow, Rick Steve's has some videos & audio clips (such as Glasgow & Scottish Pub Talk) to explore.

Here are some other photo highlights from today:

Plus some observations:

Managed to find some Robertsons mentioned at the Riverside Museum. A few WWI Privates (including one who might be the William Robertson buried at the Glasgow Necropolis) and Engineer John Robertson.

Is the name Frosted Flakes copyrighted here & they have to go buy a shorter Alias?

And what exactly is salad cream ?? Of course we found that in Scotland's equivalent of the Dollar Store.....Poundland. There was also a 1 Pound Store right up the street.