The Snow Can't Stop Us!

During Lee's last week in Glasgow, we made a point to try to stay in Glasgow so he could see it as well as the rest of Scotland. We started out by going to the Kelvingrove Museum. On the first day we went, we got kicked out 15 minutes before closing, so we had to go back the next day.


It was a lot of fun to show him around because I got to show him all of my favorite parts. We saw the section on Egypt and played with the hands-on activities. We also got to check out the science section and the animals. After going to that museum so many times I know my way around and I think that helped make the most out of our visits.

Another Glasgow activity during the week was the cathedral. It was covered in snow which was beautiful, but also slippery. I fell...only once though! Again, it was nice to be able to show Lee the cathedral. My Archeology class went on a field trip there, so I know some of the history which came in handy.


On Wednesday we went back to Edinburgh to see the palace since we didn't have time over the weekend. The night before we went, Lee and I did a lot of research on Scottish history, so we knew about some of the people that the audio guide covered. Even for my 3rd time going through, I still learned new things, crazy, no?


Edinburgh was really pretty in the snow, especially the castle. Lee and I went to get lunch at the Elephant House and had a nice view of the castle. Really the whole city turns into Christmas central during the winter. There is this whole Christmas village thing there! (stay tuned for more about that in a couple posts)


On Thursday in Glasgow I still had some classes, but at night we went to a comedy club. It was stand up night and since Lee and I got there after most other people, we had to sit in the front. And since we were sitting in the front, Lee got picked on (it didn't help that we are American). The comedians liked to keep pointing out that we were American and they made fun of us. Luckily, the jokes were funny, so we didn't mind so much.

On Friday, our last day together in Glasgow, Lee and I went to the Hidden Lane Tearoom for high tea. It was sooo good. We had little sandwiches, and scones, and desserts.


Unfortunately Lee had to leave the next morning. His journey home was a story by itself consisting of 6 hours total of delay and 4 days without his luggage. It all worked out though, so hooray!