Wednesday, August 13, 2008

You won't eat haggis, but you'll scarf a hot dog?

The hotel in Glasgow is not anywhere near itteh-bitteh standards. You can see it on our Facebook album (and if you aren't on Facebook, why not?). In addition, we love Glasgow for itself. It reminds me a bit of Vancouver in size, shops, and overall feel.

Food: We've had lovely Scotch food. Scotch pie (mutton) and Haggis (cheeks and buns on naps and tatties--we know what that means, do you?). And of course wonderful Scotch.

The award for sauciest curator goes to the Kelvingrove Art Museum & Gallery. Samples of his/her work:

  • "Seemed like a good idea at the time": Literally, this is what this exhibit was titled. It was an exhibit of those animals and plants introduced to Scotland for one purpose, only to have destroyed the natural habitat (rabbits, japanese weeds, hedgehogs).
  • Haggis: Fake animal put together showing all the different animals haggis can be made of.
  • Thought bubbles: Made-up thoughts from a 17th century painting of a young woman married to an old man and all the potential thoughts she/he plus the butler were probably thinking.
Check Facebook for the picture of the giant Irish deer. Positively HUGE and would have been terrifying to encounter.

In addition to the museum, we walked Glasgow, down to the River Clyde, down Sauichall Street, and through Kevinglove Garden.

Tomorrow we day-trip to Edinburgh, then Manchester on Friday.

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