This morning we caught the train to Glasgow. We had over an hour at Oxenholme. Initially I was reading my book, but then we
chatted with a couple of women from NSW who were waiting for a train to London.
We are stopping in a pretty swish hotel tonight – it is not
cheap but considerably less than we paid in London and about 200+%
better!
After we left our bags at the hotel we went for a walk. We found a TKMaxx outlet and I bought a bag in
which to carry the parka I purchased for Lapland. Anna is not sure about the “Frenzy” label but
thinks it is considerably better than the plastic shopping bag I had been
carrying it in since Vienna!
We also went to the observation deck at the top of ‘The
Lighthouse’ building, not far from our hotel.
However I didn’t consider it was really high enough for a good view.
Anna decided to go to a 4pm session of the movie ‘Gravity’. I didn’t wish to accompany her so did some exploring
by myself. This brings me back to why I
wanted to include Glasgow in my itinerary.
Glasgow is the setting for the television series ‘Taggart’, another of
my favourites. At the beginning of each
program (the later series anyway) there is this interesting looking
building. I decided I wanted to find
it. I asked the reception at the hotel
and was told it was locally called ‘The Armadillo’. I have since discovered that it is officially
‘The Clyde Auditorium’. Reception marked
on my map where they said it was, but it was actually quite a bit further along
the river than they said. I didn’t
actually find it and as it was getting dark, I decided to abandon my quest.
However, this is a photo of the River Clyde, with interesting
clouds in the background…
…and this is a photo of the Tradeston Bridge
Even if I didn’t end up finding what I was looking for I had
a good walk.
When Anna returned from the movies, we went and had a
delicious Italian meal at a restaurant very close to the hotel.
Tomorrow we are off to Inverness...
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