Don't get too excited now-another post so soon? Maybe I have been affected by the
sun-yes ,we do get sunshine in Scotland occasionally . Last Wednesday , (9th July) , promised to be a glorious day,so I asked Alan , my nephew , if he fancied a day out somewhere , as we were both at a loose end . I suggested the open top bus tour of Glasgow , as it was the perfect day for it - he said this sounded good. We got the train to
Queen Street and then went to the bus stop in
George Square for the
tour bus. It was quite busy with tourists , but we managed to get seats upstairs-Alan had never been on an open topped bus before , so it was a novelty for him !
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| Alan about to set off on bus tour |
Being a Glaswegian , I feel I know quite a lot about the city , but there is always something new to learn . We both listened to the banter of the tour guide , although I must admit it was a bit embarrassing that he only spoke the one language - it is for tourists , after all! I have been on bus tours in other cities , and the tour guides were multi lingual . He came across as a bit smug as well , but the tour was good , especially as it was lovely and warm . The tour is "hop on hop off " , which means you can get off at any stop and resume your journey whenever you like . We decided to get off at the
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| Riverside museum |
Riverside museum , beside the River Clyde . Very fancy building , which has replaced the Glasgow Transport museum . After spending two hours wandering about the museum , we went out the back door and straight on to the
Tall Ship . Alan absolutely loves this ship - he worked on it for a while , and I think he would love to work on it again !
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| Alan scrubbing the deck! |
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| The River Clyde |
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The River Police on the Clyde
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