Glasgow Day 2

We did a lot in Glasgow. It was a refreshing way to start the journey because we didn't really know all the city had to offer. Thankfully we received a free sightseeing bus tour from the hotel and since we could hop on and hop off and be picked up every 15 minutes, we took full advantage.

KeBob places are very common over here and so is Indian food. I figured the indian food would be but the kebob places were a surprise. It's even common to go to a pub and along with the sandwich and fish and steak menu is an option for an indian dish. The grocery stores also have tons of microwavable options for masala and curry dishes. I can't even find Masala sauce in Columbia unless I'm at certain Publix'

so we started a day late but it was fine. We went to the top level of the double decker tour bus. The cool chill was so nice. We had headphones and listened to the city's history. It was fun and we stopped at some cool parts of town. Merchant City was very cool, smaller area with tons of pubs. I feel like the hunter gatherer would fit nicely in there. The city also boasts a flea market every weekend called the Barras Market. I was totally down for that so we went and I bought some gold shoes and a gray vest. all for the amount of 5 pounds total. I would have bought tons more except for the fact that we would have to haul it all and phil was very phil-like by telling me that was a dumb idea. So i didn't get a lot.

There were also a lot of thrift shops around and continued to be throughout the trip. that was something i really enjoyed. We went to the glasgow botanical garden, the university of glasgow and ended at the Kelvingrove Museum and the Glasgow Museum of Modern Art. Museums are free here so it's a great, inexpensive way to have fun! The Kelvingrove museum was rich with coffee smells and a string band, it felt very large and regal. The GoMA was less showy, with a much smaller collection. It was very minimal but the art was good. I particularly enjoyed how all museums seem to incorporate children. They had a section where you look in the mirror and draw a self portrait and hang up. It was cool!

This was also the day I realized, I am not a huge fan of most pork. Our breakfast sausage was odd and the hotdog we got at the garden was odd. The bacon is good but sausage in the UK is not for me.