Grannyspot: The Priest, the Librarian, the Poet, and the Shrink begin their Adventure!

Alas, we have only a day and a half in this charming, friendly city with so much to do - including catch up on that lost-night's sleep in the airplane!

The people of Glasgow all seem so friendly - cab drivers, police, waitresses, guides! It's been absolutely delightful! After a lovely dinner at a pub called "The Butterfly and the Pig" (?!) during which we were sort of punch-drunk and giddy with a combination of excitement and fatigue, we returned to our hotel (Malmaison - a former Episcopal Church!) and fell into a deep catch-up sleep!

Early this morning we began exploring the city... In the rain (the natives Glaswegians - rhymes with "Norwegian" - explained to us what that unfamiliar wet stuff spitting from the sky was!) we walked to the Glasgow cathedral, and later explored the adjacent St. Mungo museum for Religious and Interfaith life and belief.

A highlight (well, there were so many!) of the day was a tour of the Glasgow School of Art, whose building was designed by Charles Mackintosh. Tour and building were wonderful! Here is a view of Glasgow from the top of the school:

Later, we had high tea at the Willows, another Mackintosh design.

Everywhere we hear of the city legends, encapsulated in the oft-repeated saying:
"The tree that couldn't grow
The fish that couldn't swim,
The bird that couldn't fly,
The bell that couldn't ring."

We also saw a number of signs that proclaimed: "Weak Bridge" - ah, yes?! So we can avoid it?!