The journey from Bilton to Glasgow took around four hours and with Anthony having a cold, he was extremely glad to check in to our hotel. The Clayton Hotel had been recommended to us and we had booked for a two night stay. Pleasantly surprised to find we had been upgraded to a larger room on the 16th floor. The views were amazing over the river, city and railway.
After a good rest we headed out for dinner and were going to try a tapas place not too far. We found the restaurant was actually in Prince’s Square Shopping Centre, beautifully decorated with glass and iron balconies with a massive glass dome. As we were heading to the restaurant, a man popped out of a French restaurant and tempted us to eat there instead! He had a good sales technique for sure and we had a gourmet meal.
Billy Connolly Mural
by John Byrne
The next day I suggested taking the hop on and hop off bus so we could see all the major sights Glasgow had to offer. We waited ages for the yellow line route to take us out to Pollark Park, in the end gave up and took the red route. As the weather turned progressively worse through the day, we did spend most of the time on the bus and I don’t think we did Glasgow justice. This is why the post is called Glimpses of Glasgow!
We did enjoy The Hunterian Museum in the University of Glasgow. There were some amazing exhibits on display.
University of Glasgow
The entrance and inside the museum
inside the University Library
Walking under and through the Cloisters with their fluted columns and impressive archways was amazing.
for Man, Woman and Child
different kinds of emotion
“Wives of Fishermen” 1914 – Pierre Braecke
This sculpture was probably inspired by the death of Braecke’s cousin, who had
seen a fishing boat sink in a storm in 1869. It focuses on the grief and anguish the women must have felt as they watched their husbands drown. (As described on the plaque)
It was a dreich day, completely plowetery! A wee bit of Scottish slang for you.
Dinner that night was in a Tapas restaurant within walking distance of the hotel.
And just like that it was time to check out and onto our next destination before heading home.
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Hmm, the Glasgow weather. Errr.. the British weather. Welcome home Ali! 😂. I must have been to Glasgow around 30 times for work, and once for football on a work jolly, but never as a tourist. Edinburgh is so much more appealing. It’s a good job you found a couple of good restaurants coz I’m really not sure Glasgow has a huge much else to offer….really.
Same Phil, well and truly ticked off my list plus the weather did not help!
I’ve only ever spent one afternoon in Glasgow, and I found it fascinating, but a bit damp too. The sculptures at the university are so full of emotion, Ali.
Thanks Jo, yes one of my favourites, I find it fascinating how sculptors are able to carve out emotion
Glasgow well captured.
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What a shame about the weather but you made the best of it! Hope Anthony got over his cold before the return journey.
Yes he did thanks Marion 🙂
Strangely, I had not heard of the Clayton Hotel till a couple of weeks ago when John went to an event there. Sorry Glasgow turned on the taps for you!
My rain coat did a very good job 😁
Friends of ours have just been to Glasgow for the fifth time and they really like it.
I think I needed more time and better weather to do it justice 😀
Ali, Thank you for sharing your glimpses of Glasgow. Great views of the river and the city from your hotel. The mural and the Wives of Fishermen sculpture at the museum look beautiful.
Thanks Natalie 🙂
I visited Glasgow years ago, but feel like I missed so much of the city in my short amount of time there. Wonderful pictures of this dynamic city 🙂
I love Glasgow. The last time we went there was in October of 2016 and the weather was just perfect.
It is good you are still able to blog… not like me. I am still blogging about last year’s trip. haha
Excited to see your next stop.