Day 2 in Glasgow. Whiskey, Hallowed Ground, and the City of the Dead.

Today we rode the bus to the Glengoyne Distillery. We took the Tasting Tour with a lovely red-headed Scottish lass. She was very fun and great to talk to about booze. We had eaten around 9am and then headed to the Distillery. We then had four drams of Whiskey in about 20 minutes. It was after noon so, we weren't acting like complete alcoholics.

We rode back to Glasgow and got off at the Buchanan bus station. We made our way to the Glasgow Cathedral. The Cathedral was built in the 13th century and most of it is over 500 years old. It is reputed to have the tomb of St. Mungo in the basement. This is the tomb. It is a huge building. Afterward we walked to the Necropolis. It is a huge cemetery that was built to combat disease during a time when Glasgow's population was far to large for the city's resources to support. People were being buried in churchyards and other public places and the bodies of those that died of Typhus and other diseases were making the living populous very sick. Upwards of 5000 people a year were dying during the late 1800s. So the city commissioned and built a HUGE public cemetery. It is on a hill overlooking the entire city. There are huge crypts and large family plots there. At the centre is a gigantic 70 foot tall statue commemorating several of the martyrs and heroes of the years following the protestant reformation in Scotland. These are all from the Necropolis.


Afterward we trekked down off the hill and stopped at The Lee pub. A round of beers refreshed us and we caught a cab to dinner at The Wee Curry Shop. It's a tiny place with six tables and a small kitchen. The food was glorious and especially so since we had skipped lunch. We headed to the bus station and bought some chocolate biscuits and jumped the bus back to our room. Carol crapped out and I grabbed a pint of Bulmer's and came to write to our fans. I'll likely stay up reading again, but we are going to watch the UK version of Big Brother tonight first.

Tomorrow Edinburgh.

Goodnight all. Love.