Glasgow

Glasgow is a city like most modern cities, new tallish buiildings and lots of traffic but it does have its own special places.  We started our visit with a search for local murals.

We then visited the Botanical Gardens which were lovely.  Anna Lee and Jeff enjoyed a photo opp. 

 Rooms in the arboretums represent various ecosystems from throughout Earth.

 

We enjoyed this tower for luncheon and dessert.

Our next visit was to Kelvingrove Museum built in 1901.  It is a science, historical and art museum with two levels and many rooms. The label copy is easy for children yet informative for adults.

 

These stone age balls were carefully carved by a craftsman eons ago.  No one knows what they were used for or what their meaning was. 

An exhibit of heads of people's expressions at the reopening of the museum was a delight.

After the museum, we decided to finish our time in Glasgow with a visit to the Necropolis.  It is a major attraction near their Cathedral that dates pack to the 1100s.

It would not be difficult to spend a full day just looking at the graves but we did not have that much time before returning to Edinburgh.