Glasgow city
Willow Tea Rooms
Glasgow Central Station glass bridge
looking towards Kelvingrove
Glasgow to London Coach
Glasgow Ship-building
Charles Rennie Mackintosh’ design
Tagged G, this week’s challenge by Frizz, reminded me of visiting Glasgow some years ago. My husband’s grandfather hopped on a ship about 1911, arrived in Australia and made a new life here. He stowed away we think, because we cannot find any record of his journey, as passenger or crew. We spent a few days in Glasgow, caught up with some ‘cousins’ and a few city sights. As an architect my husband had to see some of the works of famous architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh, including his Willow Tea Rooms, and iconic Art Nouveau design. We loved the Kelvingrove art gallery and museum, and the wonderful Glasgow Central Station.
What adventurous lives our ancestors lived!
yes they did, where did yours come from?
Ma’s great grandparents came with their families from the highlands, most settling initially in Tasmania. Papa arrived, alone, barely 16, from boarding school in southern England (his parents being in China).
gosh, he was brave! one of my d-i-l comes from a british family in Rawalpindi … and a polish soldier in scotland … a healthy mix if we ever have a grandchild from them … the highlands were cleared by the aristocracy, what bounders!!!
Thank you for the tour! I’d like to visit someday.
glad you liked it fergie, we would like to go back one day … spend more than two days!