Today, we all went on an ISS organized day trip to Glasgow. Maria, Clare, Alex (a girl I met on the hill walk) and I spent a few hours shopping. At 1:00pm, Alex left to go on a tour she signed up for and Clare, Maria, and I went to the Willow Tea Rooms for lunch.
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| Exterior of the Willow Tea Rooms |
The Willow Tea Rooms were designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, a famous Art Nouveau Designer/Architect who was from Glasgow. We got to eat in the Room de Luxe area of the restaurant. It was beautiful! I loved all of the little details that brought the room together.
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| Room de Luxe |
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| I wish I could have gotten a better picture of these doors...they were amazing! |
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| Really cool mirrors |
The three of us ordered afternoon tea, which came with mini sandwiches, scones, shortbread, and cake. I wasn't a big fan of the sandwiches, but the rest of the food was good.
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| This is how our food came |
After lunch, the three of us walked to the Kelingrove art museum. The museum had a few of Mackintosh's designs and a bunch of other interesting art. We didn't have much time to look around the museum because we had to get back to the buses by 4:30pm.
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| Kelingrove Art Museum |
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| More Mackintosh Designs |
Overall, I would say that Glasgow is a nice city, but it is a little too big for me. Tomorrow I leave for a three day tour of the Isle of Skye! I can't wait!
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