Tonight is my last night in Scotland, the jig is up, time to head home. I had a rather difficult time getting into Glasgow yesterday, so many roads, so many cars, this town is BIG! My host thinks it is about the size of Portland but from this untrained eye it feels much larger!
I finally found my friend Trisha’s place and her roommate Robyne warmly greeted me and showed me my room (aka Trisha’s room, thanks Trisha!). I was suppose to be to her place by 11:30 so that I could get the car back by 12:00 but I got lost so I kept the car for another day and used it this morning to go and find some old family addresses (see next post).
Robyne had to go to work at the University of Glasgow so I gave her a ride and then walked around campus and went to the Kelvingrove Art Museum. It was mayhem on campus, as it was Freshers Week, when all the Freshmen move onto campus. This was at first quite thrilling to be back on a campus alive with the bustling of new students until I realized that I could pass more for a parent dropping their child off than an actual student. I felt VERY old!
I quickly toured the main administrative building which I am told was the model for Hogwarts in the Harry Potter movies, I could see how this could be the case, it was quite similar. Glasgow is up and coming in the art scene and part of the downtown was recently closed to film a Brad Pitt movie.
After touring campus and the museum I met Robyn and some of her friends for a coffee. We sat at a cute table outside of this adorable coffee shop for about two hours with each of us only spending about 3pounds, that would never really have flown in the States, or I would have felt so bad that I would have ordered something or left. It was lovely to meet some new people.
We finished up coffee and Robyne and I took a little drive before going to dinner at a wonderful restaurant called “The Left Bank”. One of Trisha’s friends invited me along to dinner with her friends and Robyne joined as well. The meal was spectacular, I had a lamb shank and a glass of wine. Nicola and her friends were incredibly fun and friendly and I had a very good time.
Today was filled with the Glasgow Museum of Modern Art and the Glasgow Art School where I got a quick tour of well known Glaswegian architecht Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Robyne is working on her doctorate and is an Art & Design historian so I couldn’t have asked for a better tour guide, she even did her thesis on Mackintosh.
Tonight, Nicola and I were to meet to go to a comedy club and dinner but she ended up having to work so Robyne and I had dinner at a local place and then I went to catch a band that Trisha suggested at a place called “Ivory Blacks”. The band was good but it felt awkward to be there alone and again I felt really old so I left after about four songs. I am here now blogging for you!
Please enjoy some pictures from my day!
XOXO –
Sarah Jane
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