Glasgow

Three weekends ago Amy and I took the train to Glasgow. Even though Glasgow is on the opposite side of the country from Edinburgh it only takes an hour to get from one to the other. Our first stop in Glasgow was the cathedral. Here it is:


With me in front:

The top as seen from standing near the entrance:


The side:


The inside of the cathedral:




There was so much beautiful stained glass. It was really hard to photograph though.



This was right outside the cathedral. There were a whole lot of them. I am not sure what the fish, bell and tree represent.


The old building next door to the cathedral was called Saint Mungo's. Unfortunately it was not a hospital...


After the cathedral we went to a museum of world religions which was next door to the cathedral on the other side. Crossing the street to head back into the main part of the city (we had walked a ways to get to the cathedral) we came across an old house with a Historic Scotland sign on it. It turned out to be the oldest house in Glasgow. We went inside and took a look around. It had been fixed up to be a museum. Here is Amy in it going down the stairs:


One thing I always forget about these old buildings is that the ceilings are much lower. I am short enough that it makes no difference for me. Amy on the other hand has to watch her head. A room in the upstairs of the old house:

The garden behind the house had wonderful hedges:

Arthur's Seat

A couple weeks ago Amy and I decided to take a walk up to the top of Arthur's Seat, the tallest hill in Edinburgh. It is very close to Amy's flat. It only took us about 20 minutes to walk there. I had been up there before towards the beginning of term. I went with my flatmates and a large group of other international students. Unfortunately though I had forgotten my camera.

The view from the top is beautiful. Unfortunately the day we went up it was very, very windy. I felt like I was going to be blown off when we got to the top. We could barely move because of the wind. Consequently I didn't manage to take too many pictures.

It rained on and off while we climbed up to the top. By the time we had reached the top a rainbow had come out. You can kind of see it here:



The coast:




Amy coming up to the top:


The city as seen from the top:



The path we took to get up to the top. It was pretty steep.



The entire hill: