Our 24-Hour Tour

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 We had our first visitors from The States this week.  A friend from high school/college is doing a UK tour with a stop in Glasgow.  The pressure was on to show them what we could and get the most out of their time.  Some sites Pedro and I hadn't even been too yet, and will probably have to go back for more visiting time.  They went to People's Palace (which was a bit far for us, but now on our visit list) and then I met up with them at the Necropolis. It was a beautiful day, 50's and no rainy skies. I know this is one of Pedro's favorite things, finding the a high spot to look out over the city, and it was a good day for it. Bonus, everything was in bloom, which meant daffodils and cherry blossoms!



When Pedro and I went here the first time, we actually couldn't go in the cathedral due to COVID, but it was open today.   It was beautiful and huge inside (of course), but what I didn't know was St. Mungo's tomb, along with others, were underneath the cathedral.  

We went back to the city center, had lunch at George square, and may have found a new favorite pub in the city!  (I recommend Drouthy's if you're ever visiting) Then we headed to West End.  Because it was such a beautiful Spring day, I couldn't wait to see the Botanical Gardens in bloom.  The gardens are essentially a giant park, 27 acres to be exact. I didn't expect to cover the whole thing with a group of people that had already been traveling all over the UK, but we did about half.  The greenhouses are one of the main attractions, so we covered those first. 


There was a small nap on the grass, a quick café pick-me-up, and we were back at it. We walked past the University to the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. Pedro and I will have to come back here to visit this one, there is a lot to see here. 
We had to end the day with scotch, because when in Scotland...  Pedro and I had never visited a distillery in Glasgow, so it was a first at the Clydeside Distillery.  It was surprisingly good! I liked our whisky tours in Edinburgh and the Highlands, but I hadn't found my favorite flavor yet.  Pedro is all about the smoky peat flavors of single malt from Isle of Islay. At this distillery, I found out that I enjoyed single malt from the lowlands (where we are), which has more of a sweet floral flavor.  Specifically, I really liked Clydeside's own single malt scotch, so he bought us a bottle.  Our visiting friends were exhausted by that point, and now even a little buzzed, so we parted ways and said our goodbyes until next time. 

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