A Quick Tour of City Center
Today was Luis's last day touring with us. His flight will be taking off in the morning, so we didn't want to completely wear him out, plus Pedro and Luis were both a bit tired. I figured we'd see the Glasgow Cathedral and Necropolis, then walk through the city for however long or little as we like, and spend the rest of the day resting/packing. We took the train to High Street, which is right by the Cathedral, so that we could walk back towards Queen Street to go back home. Luckily, we arrived at the Cathedral just before their lunch break, and got to go inside (Pedro's first time seeing it too). The stained glass inside is very pretty, with some on display, preserved in a light box.
As we went up to the Necropolis, Pedro told Luis the story of the four miracles by St. Mungo. The symbols from the miracles are all around the cathedral, and it's a good story to tell while climbing up the hill.
(doesn't the statue on the left look like a tired Voldemort?)
We walked back to City Center to show Luis the City Chambers and war memorials in George Square, while admiring the Scottish weather going back to normal (raining).
The Duke of Wellington's horse seems to have lost his cone hat! But it reminded me of something I confirmed with our tour guide yesterday. I read that the horse statues have a purpose in telling you something about their military riders. If the horse is rearing on it's hind legs (two feet off the ground), it means the rider died on the battlefield. If the horse has one leg up, the rider died later from wounds sustained on the battlefield. But if all four legs are on the ground, it means the rider died of natural causes. Holding true to the theory, the Duke of Wellington's horse has all four feet on the ground and the Duke died of a stroke. Cool trick to know a bit of history behind the monuments!
We finished off the tour with Argyll Arcade, where we gazed at all the shiny jewelry (while trying not to look too interested in order to avoid the salespeople).
The rest of the day was spent relaxing at home. I think we did a good job of showing Luis a variety of Scottish landscapes and such. We had fun showing him around.
