A day in Glasgow

Friday, 30th July 2017

We checked the weather forecast and saw that it was going to be dry on Friday in Glasgow, so we decided to visit the city that day. We took the train at 9:50 am from Dundee’s Train Station and arrived at Glasgow at 11:15 am.

First, we had hot chocolate and coffee at Queen Street station in Glasgow. The first thing we saw was the city hall and the War Memorial, which are located in George Square. We had a look inside the city chambers and saw the wonderful marble staircases. Then, we bought underground tickets to move around Glasgow during the whole day. The underground in Glasgow is smaller than the one in Madrid and has only one line that goes all around the city. It looks like a toy train because it is very small. As it is orange, it is also known as the Clockwork Orange.

After having lunch, we visited the Kelvingrove Museum where we saw Dali’s famous painting called Christ of Saint John of the Cross and some other things such as stuffed animals, historical objects and other paintings and sculptures. One thing that caught our attention was a room that had faces with different expressions hanging from the ceiling. 

Then we walked through Kelvingrove park to go to the University of Glasgow. It was a stunning building that looked like a castle. It had two big gardens inside and we were allowed to visit the small chapel of the University as the big one was being used for a graduation act. We loved the views from the top of the hill where the University is located.

Then, we took the underground again to go to the Transport Museum. We had to cross the river in a very small ferry. In the Transport Museum we saw old cars, mock-up boats, motorbikes and locomotives and carriages. Also, there were trams and a mock-up of the old underground. We found it very interesting because we hadn’t seen anything like that before. We enjoyed seeing the old ways of transport and vintage cars and trams.

Although we were very tired, we headed up to Buchanan Street which is the main shopping street in Glasgow. We had an hour to do some shopping and listen to the buskers. We found some bargains and had dinner in an Italian restaurant. By the time we arrived home we were exhausted but we enjoyed the day and the city very much.

Fernando and Alba