Thistle Glasgow

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... our bearnings and we found a nice coffee shop for a quick coffee and breakfast. From there we headed for the Glasgow Cathedral.  It is a beautiful medieval structure.  As we understand one of the few Catholic churches that was not destroyed ...

... listening to the commentary about all of the buildings, sites and historical facts about the city. For example, the last hanging in Glasgow was of a man named Dr. Pritcher who murdered his wife and mother-in-law. 80,000 people attended the hanging. I ...

... at our hotel. We both had potato scones and soda bread, but opted out of trying the Haggis just yet. We plan to travel around Glasgow on a tour bus for a bit today and then I am off to visit the birthplace of my great grandfather Rae. I cannot upload ...

Well, tonight is my last night in Canada before i head back to Scotland. I will be living in Glasgow with my friend Kerri, another canuck who i met in Cork (the crazy sheep chase in Dingle). Right now i'm making some new CD'S, and gathering some ...

... Burns and another that features John Knox preaching at a funeral of Scottish Royalty.  Inside the Cathedral is the Thistle Chapel--a small chapel that is lined with intricately carved wood.  There are also chairs around the perimiter of the ...

... of a museum we visited in Ulan Bataar sans the cyrillic. Lots of stuffed animals ...   We enjoyed walking around the Glasgow Botanic Gardens, and in particular, Kibble palace. No, it’s not a gastronomic paradise for dogs, but a ...

... bushes. At times, there were half hour gaps between spotting one quaint little homestead and another. Eventually we arrived at Glasgow's huge central station and emerged into the city itself. The streets were incredibly dark for a major city, and we ...

... with the crest emblem on it to add to our world travels collection.    The tour next took us to lunch at Edinburgh Thistle Hotel.  It took about an hour to eat, and then...it was shopping time.  We had 2 hours before we had ...

... old it really make one wonder if these creatures are mythical or if there is some reality base to them. The rose and thistle are also everywhere signifying the English and the Scottish. We see the famous Hunt of the unicorn tapestry series which have ...

... to the experience as well. So, today I am spending a couple hours doing other things in Edinburgh. Then tonight I head to Glasgow where I'm catching a flight to Dublin to catch the Oxegen Festival with Rhett, Evan, and some others. I'm not sure where ...

... got some time to tell it. The last time that we wrote was in Edinburgh; from there we hopped a train to Milngavie (via Glasgow) for the start of the West Highland Way.  Despite the fact that Milngavie (pronounced Mill-guy) was the smallest town ...