5/26 Glasgow

I spent two days in Glasgow and this posting is a compilation of those two days.  This is the hotel I stayed at.  Was told there was free parking, which technically was true--there was free street parking if you could find a spot!  (Need to ask more detailed questions next time.) Anyway, I was lucky to arrive when someone was pulling out, but i really do not like street parking.    No photos of my tiny room, but it was a single, has a single bed, and hardly any room to put all of my stuff.  At least it was cheap. 

 

The hotel was right across from the botanical gardens.  Lots of people out on this sunny day.

Just some general photos of the city taken from a double-decker, hop-on, hop-of bus tour. 

Provand's Lordship

 This was one of the best places in the city--the oldest standiing house in Glasgow, built in 1471!  Amazing.

This tells you a little about the house.

 

I love to look at the beams and the stones in the walls.  None are perfect because they used what they had.  Considering how old this place it, it worked. The furniture is not original to the house, but it is of the 16th Century, so similar to what might have been here 550 years ago. 

I found this interesting because the top row of plates were pewter and the bottom rows were made of wood.  

 Carving over the fireplace mantle in one room.

Quite a window seat.

Look at the stones in this fireplace.  FYI - the photo is NOT tilted. 

Glasgow Cathedral

 I was a little disappointed with Glasgow, but this cathedral was also one of the best sites.
 

This cathedral was lucky.  Most churches and cathedrals were destroyed during the Reformation in the 16th Century.  This one was protected by the townspeople and so survived. 

When I first saw all these patched holes, I thought it might be from disintegrating stones.  Actually, there were dozens of things such as images and candle holders attached when it was a Catholic church, but after the Reformation, it was all pulled out, leaving holes that had to be patched.  It is now Church of England.

 

Love to look at roofs, but I was told this one was not original. 

Heading down to the lower level.  I have more photos, but this is enough for you to get an idea of what this church looks like.