Exploring Glasgow

I tend to be a little behind on these blog posts lately and I fear that in the next few months I’ll get even more behind. You see starting this weekend I have a trip planned every weekend up until Easter weekend, starting with seeing Loch Ness. Anyway, I explored more of Glasgow last weekend. I took another trip to the West End (got off on the wrong stop – still in the West End but not the closest stop) so I really was able to see a lot of the area. It was a very pretty walk over to where we needed to be. The West End has a lot more grass and nature to it in comparison to the concrete jungle that Merchant City is (aka the area I’m around). Here are a few shots of the area we walked through to get to the museums we were going to.

I can only imagine how gorgeous the area is during the summer. Once we got to the area we wanted to go to we set out in search of a place to have brunch. We picked a random restaurant while walking which ended up being absolutely delicious and the interior was really cool. Then we headed out to check the University of Glasgow and the Hunterian museum that’s there.

The Hunterian museum opened in 1807 and admission is free. It’s a great museum to go and see. It features pieces from the Roman Empire which invaded Scotland. They built a wall called The Antonine Wall, which separated the North and South of Scotland. The museum features artifacts from when the Romans were in Scotland plus pieces of the wall.

(Warning here for the pictures following – they’re not for those with weak stomachs). I love all things medical. The museum has a nice medical collection in it with some very interesting items. I saw skulls riddled with disease, hearts, and even a baby in a womb. There was even old medical supplies there, all nicely preserved.

There were a lot of other random things in the museum and a whole other room. From the Hunterian, we went and saw Kelvingrove Art Museum. Now Kelvingrove isn’t your typical art museum. It has a little bit of everything there plus some art. We saw exhibits, busts, animals, and a mummy. We even heard an organ concert while we were there. The museum was really beautiful and interesting and somewhere I would definitely go back to.

Finally, this past weekend was super uneventful. We ate out and went to a few things, but nothing too big. I did get to watch the most boring Super Bowl ever, however, we did not get commercials. Our student union put on an event for it and streamed it. The whole place was packed. It was definitely an interesting experience. Next week I will hopefully have pictures from Loch Ness and with Highland cows.

For now,

Bon Voyage!