Glasgow Time

I didn't really do  a lot while I was in Glasgow, it was too hot. But I managed to catch up with three friends for coffee in three different locales, so I'm slowly getting to know  more good coffee places in Glasgow. Which has to be a good thing.

I did go over to Edinburgh to see friends a couple of times too. The first time I met up with V and D and we had lunch at Contini in the National Gallery. It was lovely, although the portions were large! 

Probably not the best picture of Contini there! but it gives an idea. 

After lunch we went on to the City Art Gallery. I'm pleased that  at last I know where it is, because it has some interesting exhibitions and I can foresee many future visits. The one we went to see was work by Charles H Mackie, a prolific C19 Scottish artist of whom I had remained ignorant until this exhibition. I quite liked this little picture of a corner of Venice, but really the lighting in the gallery was not conducive to either taking photographs or indeed  actually seeing the pictures and prints themselves properly. A great shame. 

                                        

After the gallery we went off to explore the new Toppings book shop which was huge and lovely, but exhausting. Since I had to get back to Glasgow on the train and then walk I didn't buy anything as it was too hot to be lugging heavy books around, but other things being equal  I'd be tempted to go again and spend time and money there. 

My other trip to Edinburgh took me to lunch with G followed by a visit to the National Library to see their two current exhibitions. We went for the one on Henrietta Liston since G is a specialist in Women's Travel Literature, but decided on a whim to take in Petticoats and Pinnacles, about Scotland's female mountaineers as well. And we both enjoyed that one rather more. 

I've mentioned before that son no 2 and I spent some time exploring the Marvel Cinematic Universe together, and I managed two Iron Man films, Two Thor films, the first Avengers film and (sadly) the truly deplorable Guardians of the Galaxy. 

And then it was time to move on to Leeds.