Glasgow

The second day of our trip to Scotland we toured and shopped around Glasgow, Kirsteen's home town. First we took a bus tour of the city on a double decker bus. It was raining on and off but that didn't stop Mark from sitting outside on the top level. It was worth the peril because when the rain let up he was able to take pictures that couldn't be taken from inside. The tour lasted nearly an hour and a half so we were able to see all of the main attractions there.

The city chamber in a square filled with monuments

The clock tower in merchant square

The Doulton Fountain, the largest terra-cotta fountain in the world, near the People's Palace

Glasgow University

Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum

A typical city street with classic architecture and lots of shopping

A classic building with a tin roof

After the tour we ate at a chinese buffet and went shopping. The girls found some interesting hats and were joined by a fun loving woman who wanted to be in the picture.

A rainbow seen from Kirsteen's church in the evening

In the evening we had a birthday party for Kirsteen at her church with her friends and family. After the nice meal there were three desserts to chose from, Mark had one of each plus an extra piece of his favorite, then we had cake. There certainly was never a shortage of food on our trip!

After dinner we played some fun games

And got tangled in a web of yarn. The most fun of the night came when our Scottish friends were making the plans for the next day, trying to figure out who was going, how many cars to take, what to do for food, what route to take, where to meet in the morning... we were all laughing uncontrollably by the end.