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This morning we're going to Kelvingrove Gallery and Art Museum. Guidebooks say it is the "Scottish Smithsonian" in a 100 year old,Spanish Baroque-style building. Well, the outside looks beautiful!!
The inside was filled with Scottish history, lots of stuffed animals and a WWII Spitfire fighter plane hanging overhead.
We even saw some "Old Master" art and lots of school groups (are they called field trips in Scotland?)
This museum was very impressive AND FREE!!!
For lunch we found a pub with traditional "home cooked" meals so it was "Bangers and Mash" for two--it was tasty sausages and mashed potatoes and very, very good. However, I ordered cream for my tea and got a little pitcher of whipping cream! So my lesson for today--order milk! I used the whipping cream but it was not so good in tea. No wonder the server looked at me with question.
The Kelvingrove Museum was my choice for today and Don's choice was The Pot Still, a whisky bar with more than 300 choices. It was listed in our guidebook!!! This bar started about 1835 and locals of all ages come here to watch "football (soccer)" and discuss whisky. Are there "whisky drinkers clubs here--maybe like book clubs??)
Today there were a few wine and beer drinkers but we sampled three different whiskies (DS-2, KS-1) and watched the locals. It was a very Scottish experience.
We also looked in a "kilt shop" but decided that Don needs to do more research on his Scottish ancestors so he doesn't get the wrong clan color.
Last stop today was the famous "The Willow Tea Room" designed by Charles Renee Mackintosh (1868-1928)--all Art Nouveau from the furniture to the silverware. The Tea Room was a place women could gather unescorted at a time when going anywhere solo could have ruined their reputation! How quaint that sounds in today's world.
Almost 8 miles of walking today.
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