12th May 2017 (Friday)
In the morning we did shopping... I bought a lot of souvenirs and some clothes at the Celtic Official Store on Argyle Street
Scottish Souvenirs
The Scottish Collection
Street musician singing on Sauchiehall Street
Buchanan Galleries
Shopping morning
My food
Always white chocolate!
A lot of souvenirs
Official Celtic clothing
Friday afternoon. The South Facade of Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
Here I met with Yodit, a girl who was my student many years ago
Here I met with Yodit, a girl who was my student many years ago
Corner of Byres Road and Highburgh Ave. Tennent's Bar Glasgow
Ubiquitous Chip in 2 Ashton Lane. Renowned as one of Glasgow’s finest restaurants
Ashton Lane is a cobbled backstreet in the West End of Glasgow. It is connected to Byres Road by a short linking lane beside Hillhead subway station and is noted for its bars, restaurants and a licensed cinema
The atmosphere here is unmatched...
One of Glasgow’s most iconic and visited locations
Ashton Lane continues north as Cresswell Lane, where the variety of bars and restaurants is supplemented by a gallery of small specialist shops. The Lane and its surroundings might then be regarded as Glasgow's equivalent of Dublin's Temple Bar area or Edinburgh's Rose Street. While still popular with local residents and students, it is now firmly established on the Glasgow tourist trail
Papyrus is a Glasgow gift shop institution at the top of Byres Road near the beautiful Botanic Gardens. Papyrus Cookshop is a treasure trove of kitchenware chosen to please the most practical cooks and stylish home owners.
Byres Road is the heart and soul of Glasgow’s West End and is by far the most cosmopolitan and eclectic street the city has to offer, with a whole range of bars, restaurants and shops to suit all manner of tastes
Vinicombe Street
Glasgow Botanic Gardens
Interior view of Glasgow Botanic Gardens. Inside the Kibble Palace
The glasshouse dates from 1873 and is considered
to be one of the finest glasshouse structures in the world
On 20th May the Gardens reaches its 200th birthday (1817-2017)
William Hooker was regius professor of botany at Glasgow University, and contributed to the development of the Botanic Gardens before his appointment to the directorship of Kew Gardens in London. Hooker was an influence on David Douglas (gardener) trained at Glasgow Botanic Gardens from 1820 to 1823. Hooker recommended Douglas to the (now 'Royal') Horticutural Society for collecting plants in North America
The Conservatory provides floral displays throughout the year
Cactus and Succulent Show. Various cactus in a conservatory glasshouse.
Succulents in desert greenhouse planted in the botanical garden
The British Cactus and Succulent Society host a two day show,
with the opportunity to purchase a varied range of cacti and succulents
Selfietime :)
A lovely squirrel!
The squirrel climbing the tree
Herb Garden
The herb garden has a collection of various herbs and plants used as medicines. Many of the plants in old remedies have been used for hundreds of years and several still form the basis of some modern drugs. A number of the plants have remarkable properties ascribed to them, for example a plaque informs that the humble lavender relaxes spasms, helps the digestion and peripheral circulation, lowers fevers, has anti-depressant effects and is antiseptic. And it smells nice too!
In the garden is a cast-iron sundial which was made in the early nineteenth century and it stands on a millstone taken from a flint mill that once worked nearby
In the garden is a cast-iron sundial which was made in the early nineteenth century and it stands on a millstone taken from a flint mill that once worked nearby
Formerly Kelvinside Parish Church, Òran Mór, Gaelic for ‘great melody of life’ or ‘big song’, is a thriving arts & entertainment venue in the heart of Glasgow’s West End. A wonderfully versatile spot, Oran Mor, opens as two bars, two restaurants, a live music venue, a nightclub and a beautiful auditorium. Occupying a converted church, Oran Mor retains many of its original features: old stone walls, iron columns, church bells and stained glass, making this a charming spot for any occasion. Find it: Byres Road
Byres Road is the heart and soul of Glasgow's West End and is by far
the most cosmopolitan and eclectic street the city has to offer
the most cosmopolitan and eclectic street the city has to offer
Dense traffic area
Dowanside Road
University Avenue, from Byres Road
Byres Road in background, at junction with Church Street, alongside some derelict Glasgow University buildings
University of Glasgow - South Gate
Welcome to Kelvingrove Park
Partick Bridge, spanning the River Kelvin
Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) War Memorial by Philip Lindsey Clark (1889-1977). This bronze memorial was unveiled in August 1924 to commemorate members of the Cameronians who fell in the First World War. In 1947 the inscription was include a commemoration of those who died in the Second World War, and in 1968 a tablet was added to mark the disbandment of the regiment
The sculpture depicts a sergeant "advancing over the top", symbolising Victory. On his right (not shown in this photograph) is the dead body of a young officer, symbolising Sacrifice. A Lewis gunner (in the foreground) covers the advancing troops with gunfire and, in the words of the artist, shows the "determination to succeed... for which our men were so remarkable"
In 1955 Partick Camera Club set out to create a photographic survey of Glasgow. As the project progressed, other camera clubs joined and each was allocated a district of the city to photograph. Glasgow Museums exhibited the photographs at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum and at the People's Place, and in 1956 the exhibition was shown at the Palace of Art in Bellahouston Park. The photographs are now part of Glasgow Museums' collections
Kelvingrove Museum
View from the Kelvingrove Museum
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