As mentioned in my last post, my broken ankle made it difficult to get around and take the photos I wanted to in our last two days in Scotland. But I tried! As this was just a quick dip into Glasgow, I would like to return to see more of the city. We were fortunate that the Tea Room, Macintosh at the Willow , was not far from our hotel. I hobbled over there for tea at noon. The building was designed by Charles Rennie Macintosh , an architect I had not known of, but now is on my list to learn more about.
He is not to be confused with Charles Macintosh, the inventor of the raincoat bearing his name. His art nouveau style can be seen in the tea house. I did a little bit of hopping….
We have only been on one of these busses before — in Budapest when it was below freezing, and we wanted to see the city. Not ideal for photography through a moving bus window, I did manage a few shots that I like.
We also discovered places that we will return to when I am able to walk again. This is a statue in front of the City Chambers. The first statue in Glasgow to sport a traffic cone on its head is the Duke of Wellington Statue that inspired Banksy.
It had been on my list to look at the inside of this building. The tour mentioned St. Mungo many times. He is the patron saint of Glasgow. Here is a beautiful mural of him. This building, once the Citizen newspaper building, is now a restaurant. We also had heard that Glaswegian the particular accent in Glasgow is particularly hard for Americans to understand, although we had no trouble. Perhaps we talked to the right people. You know.
