The weather was kind and we had a great time. We stumble across this wall painting of the towns patron Saint on our way down to the station. We'd seen pictures of it but in real life it's rather impressive :https://www.citycentremuraltrail.co.uk/murals/muralabout/22 .
On Wednesday night the town was in full on party mode. The Scottish football team tied in their match against Serbia. This might not have been the victory many of the towns citizens were hoping for but a draw was still a good reason to celebrate.
In the Botanic Gardens we see a bench with a knitted cover. A jolly looking thing but perhaps not best suited for the Scottish climate. The plants in the glasshouses are thriving.
A suitably maudlin Victorian memorial to some long forgotten Highland infantry regiment and a skirmish on the Afghan frontier. A wee boy looks on at the name of the dead - presumably his father among them.
We quietly wonder what happened to the families of dead soldiers. Scant provision would have been made for wives and offspring. Perhaps the Poor House or an Oliver Twist like orphanage or a military school for the lucky ones ? Certainly the wee boy would have grown up quickly.
Wednesday night to Crabshakk :https://www.crabshakk.co.uk/botanics-crabshakk which was very lively and fun and then for birthday night we go here which was ( despite it being a tasting menu ) exceptionally good.
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Welcome home. I am thinking of Glasgow for a trip next spring.
Travel - It's a great town that attracts few visitors. The museums and restaurants are great.
The mural is quite striking.
Hari Om
Glasgow does have some gems. The yarn bombed seat is crochet, not knitting. Some group effort by the looks of it. Kept them out of other mischief! YAM xx
What a fun Birthday jaunt!
Some good restaurant ideas if we get back to Glasgow again before our son departs for London. We agree it's a great town. My husband is an economist and an Adam Smith devotee, so we knew some of the history, but still
Glasgow caught us by surprise as we didn't expect all the great restaurants and museums. The people there were also very kind to my son, who was experiencing his first solo stay in a big city. Unfortunately, he hasn't really loved his master's course, which involves a lot of gigantic lectures and rather impersonal dealings with the faculty, so he has decided against another big program, like Edinburgh's performance psychology course, and will join the sport psychology program at St Mary's Twickenham, a much smaller school but well-known for sports science. Mo Farah is a St Mary's graduate and the track is right in the middle of campus, so I suspect it is my son's kind of place. London will be more convenience and maybe sometime we'll drive Charlie through the tunnel.
The patron saint in modern clothes gives a fresh perspective. I love the colorful yarn bombed bench!
Your photos when you travel are always so interesting.
I'm delighted the birthday trip to Glasgow went well. But Scotland drew with Switzerland not Serbia. (England narrowly defeated Serbia). I think readers already knew that Angus's level of interest in the Euro 2024 football tournament is pretty minimal!
The mural is stunning - I should like to have seen the artist(s) at works on it.
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