Glasgow Necropolis.

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I thought today I'd show you guys some of the last of my pictures from my trip to Glasgow (which feels like a million years ago now!) and our last day when we headed to the Necropolis which is just next to the beautiful Cathedral.

The Necropolis is basically a HUGE grave site similar to the Pere Lechaise in Paris, it's bang in the middle of lots of industrial kinda areas of Glasgow including the Tennants Brewery.

There were these huge tombs dotted about which some you could see inside. Some had statues and multiple graves/stone casket surroundings. Some were completely sealed up with fake windows and bolted doors which had my morbid curiosity running WILD! I'd love to have done a walking tour however Mondays are an odd day for stuff like this so we just did our own. 

I only took this one picture inside the Cathedral as it was such a beautiful and silent place I didn't want to take anything away from it. The huge stain-glass towered above us while we explored inside - you can even go into the underground passages where the patron saint of Glasgow Saint Mungo is buried.

Have you ever visited the Necropolis or Cathedral?

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Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.

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I've just got home from being tattooed, when I get a good snap of it I will put it on my Instagram. Tomorrow I start my new job, I'm trying so hard not to nap now so I can get a good night's sleep to wake up early tomorrow!

Whilst in Glasgow last week we visited the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, it's a huge, gorgeous red sandstone building just outside Kelvingrove park and the beautiful surroundings of the University which is such a grand building itself! As you can see above the main entrance hallway/ceiling is so grand and pretty.

There is loads to see and do in the Museum, alot about local history and local art, there is also a huge Egyptian section which is super interesting. There was an interest of mine that really stood out for me that there was SO much taxidermy! Alot of Dinosaur history and fossils and also a really sad bit about illegal poaching but mostly tons and tons of taxidermy of past and present Scottish wildlife:

The museum holds an incredible Salvidor Dali piece called 'Christ of Saint John of the Cross'. The piece apparently came to Dali in a dream:

Camouflaged in the Jungle room. The whole room was like this and had the sounds and sights of the rainforest in it.

Have you been to Kelvingrove Museum before? I love a museum and spending a couple hours getting lost and learning some more!

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Glasgow Trip - Day 1.

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As I mentioned in my last post, this time last week I was in Glasgow! We got the sleeper bus from Cardiff at 11.45pm on Thursday and it was kinda weird! It was pretty busy and it's so small and cramped but it cost us £5 each so I really cannot complain! I got about 5/6 hours sleep and woke up in Glasgow at 8am Friday. Since I came back I've had a flu which has kept me in bed but today I'm feeling a little better thankfully :)

We had to wait until 1pm until our Air BnB flat was ready to move in to so we went and got a full Scottish breakfast (lorn, black pudding, potato scones) and it was SO good, really got me set for the day! We then headed for a quick coffee before we hopped on the City tour bus which takes you around all over the city's tourist hotspots in 2 hours. We could put our bags down, sit down and take in the sights of this beautiful city - perfect! 

The tour actually had a stop pretty much outside our apartment which was ready (I'll do a review post on that soon and share some pictures of it!) so a quick drop off, cup of tea and a nap (of course!) and we were ready to walk around Suchiehall Street and the surrounding areas in search of local places to drink, eat and be merry!

First up we went to visit Glasgow's 'best burger' at Nice n' Sleazy by MeatHammer. It was really delicious! I went for a swiss cheese, burger sauce and pickle number which was HUGE, delicious and came with triple cooked chips and we also got a side of deep fried mac n' cheese.

After a couple Buckfast and Cherry cocktails here we headed for a Still Game cocktail (I had a Winston) and to a cute Tiki bar too!
There was a night on at The Art School but I got tired halfway through, grabbed some extra salty chips and headed back to the flat to pass out :p

Stick around for Day 2!

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