The last day....

Hey there,

today was our last day in Scotland. Tomorrow we head back home.

We spent the day exploring Glasgow... on foot and at times with a hop-on, hop-off bus. It's quite convenient. These double-decker buses, specifically for sightseeing tours, have fixed stops, and one comes by every 15 minutes. You just wave briefly and you can hop on and ride. We completed the first round and got to see a lot of Glasgow. Then, we kept getting off and on again. Very convenient :o))

Before we took advantage of this ride, we walked to the University of Glasgow. So... I have to say... unbelievable! This university is incredible. I can't imagine what it must be like to study in these buildings every day. You must be in awe every day. Mr. Fü says it becomes normal eventually... but I personally can't imagine that for myself. How can someone regard such a wonderful building as 'normal'? Nooo... I can't believe that. Either way, I was definitely more than impressed.

Since we just let ourselves drift today, there isn't really much to report. Glasgow is a fascinating city and definitely worth a visit. There are smaller arcades along the main shopping street that you can explore. One of them is the Argyll Arcade. Being the curious one, I steered in there, and Mr. Fü had no choice but to follow :o)) To our surprise, there were different shops in this arcade, but they all offered the same thing.... jewelry. A mega glittery sparkly store next to the other. Very interesting.

Later, we went to the Clyde Waterfront, where the  Armdillo, the Ovo Hydro (also called Cupcake), and the large Finnieston Crane are located. In the past, heavy industry was based here, and locomotives, destroyers, submarines, gunboats, etc., were launched from here... well, not the locomotives, that would have been silly. But locomotives and tanks needed to be loaded, and these cranes were built specifically for that. The Finnieston Crane is the largest of them all: it stands 53 meters tall, has a reach of 46 meters and weighs a whopping 175 tons. This giant effortlessly loaded locomotives onto transport ships. Today it is a monument that commemorates the 'golden' age of heavy industry in Glasgow.

I hope you enjoyed our travel diary and weren't bored with us.

At this point, I’ll say 'Bye' and wish you all a lovely evening.

See you soon!