Yesterday we caught the train to Glasgow , arriving in the early afternoon after getting to the Penrith Station early ( about 2 hours ) to learn that our train had been cancelled , as we'll as the next one after it . As it happened there was one coming in about 15mins , so we went & jumped on it instead - turned out we had the whole carriage to ourselves - go to be happy with that !!
Arriving at Glasgow Central , we found we were in amongst a horde of people , and parts of the station were all cordoned off due to a recent fire . This funnelled people out another entrance causing mayhem !!
From there we walked about 700m to Queen St station and had some lunch , before some people spotting , then hopped on another train to get near our next apartment . Another 800m walk with suitcases on less than ideal footpaths , we got to our apartment and got in . Then off to the Lidl supermarket down the street for some supplies for the next 5 days . This is the entry to our ground floor unit .
And this is the view down the street .
Next day we walked down the road about 1 and a half kms to check a mural out , we went past Tennent Brewery , which covers a lot of ground . Google led us down the road and into this laneway which rose quickly , so we had a steep little walk to get up the cobblestone street .
When we emerged at the top , we found this mural of Saint Mungo on the end of the buildings .
Slightly further uphill , we found the Provand's Lordship House - the oldest in Glasgow , built in 1471. There are 3 levels that you can access , and shows some of the history of the house and famous visitors to stay here , Mary Queen of Scots was one of them .
We had a look inside and the rafters/ bearers for the next floor looked to have seen better days . You had to duck going through low doorways . Walls were thick in solid stone to keep the inevitable cold out .
An old police box was on an opposite corner - now operating as a coffee shop of course.
These are the gates into the Necropolis , down 100m to the Bridge of Sighs , then into one of the largest cemeteries we've seen .
Some of the residents . Why are we here , there are views over Glasgow from the tallest one .
An art installation - being used to raise money for a charity organisation .
Some very elaborate graves here
The Bridge of Sighs
Inside Glasgow Cathedral beside the Necropolis
The cathedral ceiling
Down to some of the lower areas of the cathedral
And of course beside the cathedral is the Cathedral House Hotel
And with that done , we continued on our walk home , an interesting day . Here's a map link :- https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1si35Hy80wyTY-uoL3E_z3SyWe7I9nlM&usp=sharing
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