Glasgow: The Living And The Dead March 12, 2010
Posted by tiffany in : Glasgow , trackbackWe have returned to Glasgow for five days before we move on to Paris, France. Today we wondered around the other side of the bus station which we didn’t do before because of the side ways snow (always in the face for some reason). But today was beautiful, partly cloudy, and was relatively warm in the sun, so we stayed outside more.
The Necropolis is chalk-full of people both dead and alive. Most of the tombs and graves are home to wealthy merchants from the 1800′s. However, it is
not treated as a grave yard; people jog there, tours are conducted there regularly, and one couple was having a picnic on a bench. It really is city of its own.
We went to the Merchant’s Square which is apparently where wealthy people live and a lot of shopping is done. It looks as though it is brilliant at night because all the trees are wrapped in lights and in one part the entire outside area has a canopy of Christmas lights. It is the perfect place to people watch, so we grabbed a cup of coffee and sat in the outside seating for about an hour playing Games such as “Spot The Tourist” and “Guess The Profession”.
We also went to two museums in that area and learned that all museums in Glasgow are free of charge (they do however love donations).
The first was St.Mungo which is focuses on teaching people about religions from around the world. It was gorgeous and it touched on many religions, from birth to death, explaining many unique ways of life.
The other in located in The Merchant’s Square and is the GoMa. It’s all interpretive and abstracts art(things that make you scratch your head and question it being art). An entire floor of the museum is under renovation, so we did not get the whole experience of the place.
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