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Glasgow

We are in Glasgow. I’ve never been here before and have wanted to visit the city for some time so yesterday we caught the train from London to Glasgow which was a very fast 4.5 hour journey covering over 540km.

I love Glasgow. It has quite a distinctive look to it with lots of grand Victorian sandstone buildings and it is endearingly ragged around the edges. It’s also very walkable with good pedestrian routes and more green space per mile than any other UK city. Today we visited Glasgow University – the 4th oldest University in the English-speaking world – and nearby Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum as well as the very peaceful Kelvingrove Park.

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Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.  A good place to get ahead?
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University of Glasgow.
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Residence of Lord Kelvin, the physicist who, amongst other things, developed the Kelvin scale of temperature measurement and determined the value of absolute zero.
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Lord Kelvin’s house.
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University of Glasgow.
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University of Glasgow.
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The Cloisters, University of Glasgow.
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University of Glasgow.
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University of Glasgow.
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University of Glasgow.
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. There are wind farms visible on the horizon.
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Kelvingrove Park.
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Kelvingrove Park.
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Kelvingrove Park.
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Random building in the CBD.
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Random building in the CBD.

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14 responses to “Glasgow”

  1. xbox2121 Avatar
    xbox2121

    Amazing photos really like the second one from the last, the angle it was taken from and the shadow are what make this shot special to me. With photos like these no story is needed. Have I asked before what camera you use, I bet its a DSLR, I am guessing Canon ?

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      Rachel

      They were just taken using my iPhone so nothing special.

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        xbox2121

        Wow that really caught me off guard!! They are still very good pictures even with a phone camera

  2. Andrea Avatar
    Andrea

    Beautiful photographs again Rachel. I love the cloisters at the University of Glasgow.

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    1. Rachel Avatar
      Rachel

      Yes that was my favourite bit too.

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  3. Bronwyn M Avatar
    Bronwyn M

    Lovely photos Rachel. Good to see you and family are making the most of your time.

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  4. xbox2121 Avatar
    xbox2121

    Reblogged this on Xbox2121's Random thoughts and ramblings and commented:
    Tuesdays Pick.
    I enjoy this blog because the pictures tell the story and it is like I am along for the ride with Rachel and Her family !

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    1. Rachel Avatar
      Rachel

      Thanks!

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  5. melissa nacinovich Avatar
    melissa nacinovich

    beautiful!

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    1. Rachel Avatar
      Rachel

      Thanks! It’s a beautiful city.

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  6. xbox2121 Avatar
    xbox2121

    How many of my followers did you steal yesterday LOL

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    1. Rachel Avatar
      Rachel

      Lots! And what lovely followers they all are. 🙂

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      1. xbox2121 Avatar
        xbox2121

        Good for you, you needed some more any way 🙂

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    Bristol | quakerattled

    […] Bristol is a very cool city. Where Edinburgh is perhaps a little too perfect, Bristol is a little rough around the edges in an endearing sort of way. A bit like Glasgow. […]

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