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Glasgow International Airport

Glasgow International Airport is Scotland's principal long-haul gateway, with year-round flights to Canada, the United States and the Gulf. More than 7.5 million passengers use the airport every year, flying to around 90 destinations worldwide.

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(Saturday 25 July) Glasgow International Airport

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(Sunday 2 August) The Food Village, Glasgow International Airport

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(Sunday 2 August) My lunch (Shepherd pie, red & green beans and coffee) at The Food Village, Glasgow International Airport

Wagamama

Wagamama, 97-103 West George Street Glasgow G2 1PB. It is a world-wide restaurant chain specializing Japanese noodles and, also vegetarian or vegan food. "Wagamama" is a Japanese word meaning "willfulness" or "As You Like."

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(Sunday 26 July) Wagamama, 97-103 West George Street

The Drum & Monkey

The Drum & Monkey (open since 1991), 93-95 St Vincent Street, City Centre, Glasgow, G2 5TL, is a traditional pub of the Mitchells & Butlers group of pubs and bars.

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(Sunday 26 July) The Drum & Monkey, 93-95 St Vincent Street

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(Sunday 26 July) The Drum & Monkey, 93-95 St Vincent Street

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(Sunday 26 July) The Drum & Monkey, 93-95 St Vincent Street

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(Sunday 26 July) The Drum & Monkey, 93-95 St Vincent Street

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(Sunday 26 July) The Drum & Monkey, 93-95 St Vincent Street

Glasgow Cathedral

Glasgow Cathedral (Cathedral Square, Glasgow G4 0QZ), also called the High Kirk of Glasgow or St Kentigern's or St Mungo's Cathederal, is today a congregation of the Church of Scotland in Glasgow. The title cathedral is honorific and historic. The congregation is part of the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Glasgow. Glasgow Cathedral is located north of High Street and east of Cathedral Street, beside the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. The history of the cathedral is linked with that of the city, and is allegedly located where the patron saint of Glasgow, Saint Mungo, built his church. The tomb of the saint is in the lower crypt. Sir Walter Scott's Rob Roy, (1817 chapter XX) gives a brilliant account of the kirk. Built before the Reformation and serving as the seat of the Bishop and later the Archbishop of Glasgow, the building is a superb example of Scottish Gothic architecture. It is also one of the few Scottish medieval churches (and the only medieval cathedral on the Scottish mainland) to have survived the Reformation unroofed. The rood screen is also a very rare survivor in Scottish churches. Technically, the building is no longer a cathedral, since it has not been the seat of a bishop since 1690. However, like other pre-Reformation cathedrals in Scotland, it is still a place of active Christian worship, hosting a Church of Scotland congregation. The current minister (since 15 February 2007) is the Rev Dr Laurence A. B. Whitley MA BD PhD, who was previously minister at Montrose Old and St. Andrew’s Parish Church. The previous minister was the Very Rev Dr William Morris, who was minister from 1967 until retiring in November 2005. The building itself is in the ownership of the Crown, is maintained by Historic Scotland and is also a popular destination for tourists. William Turnbull, Bishop of Glasgow between 1448 and 1454, was primarily responsible for the foundation of the University of Glasgow in 1451, which started classes within the precinct of the Cathedral. The Bishops of Glasgow subsequently served as Chancellors of the University for around two hundred years, until the Civil War. In 1460, the University moved out of the Cathedral to an adjacent site on the East Side of the High Street, before moving to its current home on Gilmorehill in 1870. (Main article: the site of "Wikipedia")

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(Monday 27 July) Entrance to Glasgow Necropolis, Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) Glasgow Necropolis, Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) The Victoria Cross for Valour, Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) A small monument for the British children who were sent to other commonwealth countries, well-known as the "child migrants," off Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square. A quotation from Isaiah 49.15 ("I will not forget you.../ I have held you in the palm of my hand") was inscribed on the monument with many small stuffed dolls offered by local people.

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(Monday 27 July) Information board of the above monument for the British "child migrants," Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square. According to this information board, shockingly more than 130,000 British unwanted children were "exported" over a period of more than 100 years. The practice was only stopped in 1967. Many of those who were migrants themselves say it had a devastating effect on their lives.

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(Monday 27 July) Statue of the Scottish missionary to Africa/explorer David Livingstone (1813-1873) in front of Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) The (West) Processional Entrance to Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square. Beautifully molded and surmounted by a huge traceried window, the western entrance was reserved for use on feast-days.

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(Monday 27 July) The West Processional Door, Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) Pulpitum and crossing, Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) A plaque on the outside wall of Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square: HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER UNVEILED THIS PLAQUE ON 30TH JUNE 1982 TO MARK THE PLANTING OF EIGHT OAK TREES IN THE CATHEDRAL GROUNDS TO CELEBRATE HER EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY ON 4TH AUGUST 1980

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(Monday 27 July) Nave of Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) Choir and Presbytery looked through the Tower and the Spire from the Nave, Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) The ceiling of the Nave of Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) Tower and the Spire of Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) The West Processional Door, Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) Tower and the Spire of Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) The stained glasses in the Choir and the Presbytery, Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) The stained glasses in the Choir and the Presbytery, Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) Tower and the Spire of Glasgow Cathedral, viewed from the Choir and the Presbytery

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(Monday 27 July) The Choir and the Presbytery, Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) The pulpit of the Upper Church, Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) The altar of the Upper Church, Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) Another pulpit of the Upper Church, Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) Inside the Upper Chapter House, Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) The Pulpitum, Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) The Pulpitum and the pipe organ, Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) The Pulpitum, Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) The Munich Glass, Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) The Munich Glass, Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) The Munich Glass, Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) The Munich Glass, Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) The Munich Glass, Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) The arms of Scottish monarchs and bishops of Glasgow alternate at the base of the choir ceiling of Glasgow Cathedral

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(Monday 27 July) Entrance to the Crypt or the Lower Church, Glasgow Cathedral

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(Monday 27 July) The Crypt or the Lower Church, Glasgow Cathedral: This part was built in the mid-1200s, to provide a more appropriate setting for the tomb of St. Kensington (d.612).

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(Monday 27 July) The Crypt or the Lower Church, Glasgow Cathedral

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(Monday 27 July) The altar of the Crypt or the Lower Church, Glasgow Cathedral

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(Monday 27 July) The undercroft of the Crypt of Glasgow Cathedral: Another similar undercroft can be seen at the Main Building of University of Glasgow (see the pic gls2009-224 of the "Glasgow IASIL 2009@University of Glasgow" page.

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(Monday 27 July) In the SW corner of the Crypt or the Lower Church, Glasgow Cathedral. This is the oldest part of the cathedral, probably dating from Bishop Jocelin's time (1174-1199) and consisting of a fragment of wall with a vertical engaged shaft (a pillar embedded in the wall).

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(Monday 27 July) The white undercroft of the Blacader Aisle, Glasgow Cathedral. The ceiling was added around 1500 by Archbishop Blacader.

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(Monday 27 July) The Blacader Aisle, Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

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(Monday 27 July) The altar of the Blacader Aisle, Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square

St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art

St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art is located at 2 Castle Street, Glasgow, G4 0RH. This unique museum explores the importance of religion in people's lives across the world and across time. The building, which stands on the site of the medieval Bishop's Castle, was opened in April 1993. The museum promotes the understanding and respect between people of different faiths and none.

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(Monday 27 July) St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art and the Statue of James Arthur (1819-1888), 2 Castle Street

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(Monday 27 July) Entrance to St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, 2 Castle Street

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(Monday 27 July) Plaque of "Where We Are" (人間の空間) Zen Garden (禅の庭) designed by the Japanese artist Yasutaro Tanaka (田中 安太郎) (Spring 1993), St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, 2 Castle Street

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(Monday 27 July) "Where We Are" (人間の空間) Zen Garden (禅の庭) designed by the Japanese artist Yasutaro Tanaka (田中 安太郎) (Spring 1993), St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, 2 Castle Street

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(Monday 27 July) "Where We Are" (人間の空間) Zen Garden (禅の庭) designed by Yasutaro Tanaka (田中安太郎) (Spring 1993), St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, 2 Castle Street

Provand's Lordship

Provand's Lordship is located at 2 Castle Street, Glasgow, G4 0RH. Provand's Lordship and the nearby Glasgow Cathedral, are some of the very few buildings from Glasgow's medieval period. Provand's Lordship is the oldest remaining house in Glasgow, the cathedral is the oldest building. Provand's Lordship was built in 1471 as part of St Nicholas's Hospital by Andrew Muirhead, Bishop of Glasgow, the Muirhead coat of arms is still visible on the side of the building. Provand's Lordship was likely to have been used to house clergy and other support staff for the Cathedral, providing temporary housing. The house later became occupied by ‘Lord of the Prebend of Barlanark’ and perhaps was shared with the priest of St. Nicholas Hospital and Chapel and became known as ‘Lord of Provan’ and then ‘Provand’s Lordship.’ The country seat of the Prebends of Barlanark, Provan Hall, is located in Easterhouse, to the east of the City Centre. Provan Hall was built around 1460 and is also Category A listed. Most of the remaining medieval buildings that surrounded the Cathedral and hospital were demolished between the 18th and 20th centuries. In 1978, the building was offered to the City Of Glasgow by the Provand's Lordship Society. Today the house is furnished with a collection of seventeenth-century Scottish furniture donated by Sir William Burrell. (Main text: the site of "Wikipedia")

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(Saturday 1 August) Plaque of Provand's Lordship, 2 Castle Street

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(Saturday 1 August) Provand's Lordship, 2 Castle Street

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(Saturday 1 August) Cooking fireplace of Provand's Lordship, 2 Castle Street

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(Saturday 1 August) Inside of the chimney of Provand's Lordship, 2 Castle Street

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(Saturday 1 August) Sideboard of the Dining Room of Provand's Lordship, 2 Castle Street

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(Saturday 1 August) Dining Room of Provand's Lordship, 2 Castle Street

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(Saturday 1 August) Dining Room of Provand's Lordship, 2 Castle Street

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(Saturday 1 August) "Pieta" (Oak 16th Century), Provand's Lordship, 2 Castle Street. This scene where the Sorrowful Virgin Mary holds the body of Jesus in her lap after the crucifixion is known as the pieta. This is from the Italian meaning mercy or pity. Before the Protestant Reformation an altar dedicated to St Mary of Pity stood near the stone screen or Pulpitum in the Cathedral. A pieta probably stood near this altar. (Quoted from the information board)

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(Saturday 1 August) Provand's Lordship, 2 Castle Street

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(Saturday 1 August) The arms of Provand's Lordship, 2 Castle Street

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(Saturday 1 August) Provand's Lordship, 2 Castle Street

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(Saturday 1 August) Dining Room of Provand's Lordship, 2 Castle Street

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(Saturday 1 August) The arms of Provand's Lordship, 2 Castle Street

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(Saturday 1 August) The wooden ceiling of Provand's Lordship, 2 Castle Street

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(Saturday 1 August) A simple fireplace, Provand's Lordship, 2 Castle Street

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(Saturday 1 August) Provand's Lordship, 2 Castle Street

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(Saturday 1 August) The ceiling of Provand's Lordship, 2 Castle Street

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(Saturday 1 August) Provand's Lordship, 2 Castle Street

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(Saturday 1 August) Provost's stall, Provand's Lordship, 2 Castle Street

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(Saturday 1 August) Plaque of St Nicholas Garden (1995), Provand's Lordship, 2 Castle Street

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(Saturday 1 August) St Nicholas Garden (1995), Provand's Lordship, 2 Castle Street

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(Saturday 1 August) St Nicholas Garden (1995), Provand's Lordship, 2 Castle Street

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(Saturday 1 August) St Nicholas Garden (1995), Provand's Lordship, 2 Castle Street

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(Saturday 1 August) St Nicholas Garden (1995), Provand's Lordship, 2 Castle Street

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(Saturday 1 August) St Nicholas Garden (1995), Provand's Lordship, 2 Castle Street

Kelvingrove Park

Kelvingrove Park is a public park located on the River Kelvin in the West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland, containing the world-famous Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. The park is 34 ha (85 acres) in size, and located in the West End of Glasgow. It straddles the River Kelvin shortly before the river's confluence with the Clyde, and as such is an urban haven for wildlife. Birds found in the area include the grey heron, cormorant, and kingfisher, the mallard and goosander, and other animals include the red fox, brown rat and otters. The park is flanked to the West by Gilmorehill and the University of Glasgow, to the South by Partick and Anderston, to the East by Charing Cross and to the North by Hillhead and Woodlands. This central location makes it a popular route for commuters to the city centre, leading quickly from the West End to Charing Cross whilst avoiding traffic. The park is also popular with dog-walkers, and students from the University. Kelvingrove was originally created as the West End Park in 1852 by noted English gardener Sir Joseph Paxton, Head Gardener at Chatsworth House, whose other works included The Crystal Palace in London. The Town Council had purchased the land, which formerly represented the Kelvingrove and Woodlands estates, that year for the sum of £99,569, around £8million today. The park was intended to provide for the continued expansion of the city to the west, providing relaxation and recreation opportunities for the new middle class to the west, and an escape from the rapid slumming of the city centre for those left behind. The park has been the site of three exhibitions: the 1888 International Exhibition, the 1901 International Exhibition and the 1911 Scottish Exhibition. Large, impressive buildings were constructed in the park for the International Exhibitions, including a large Indian pavilion where the Art Gallery now stands, and a Russian restaurant building. These, however, have since been demolished. The Doulton Fountain at Glasgow Green was originally situated in the park for the 1888 Exhibition but was later relocated. Kelvingrove contains a bandstand, skate park, bowling and croquet greens, and various statues and monuments. The largest monument is the Stewart Memorial Fountain, built to commemorate Lord Provost Robert Stewart (1851-1854) and his achievement of providing the city with fresh water from Loch Katrine. The fountain was built in 1872 to a design by James Sellars, who later designed the nearby St. Luke's Orthodox Cathedral and Kelvinside Academy. It is built of granite, sandstone, marble and bronze, features imagery of the Trossachs, and is topped by a figure of Sir Walter Scott's Lady of the Lake. The fountain is currently undergoing a half-million pound refurbishment supported by the City Council, Glasgow City Heritage Trust, the Heritage Lottery Fund and Scottish Water. The park also contains statues of physicist Lord Kelvin, writer Thomas Carlyle, Field Marshall Lord Roberts and chemist Joseph Lister, as well as memorials to local regiments the Cameronians and the Highland Light Infantry. The park is popular with dog-walkers and joggers, and is convenient for tourists, being adjacent to Kelvin Hall Sports Arena and the Glasgow Museum of Transport, both housed in the same building, on the opposite side of Argyle Street. The park also contains the recently-renovated world-renowned Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. (Quoted from the site of "Wikipedia")

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(Monday 27 July) Statue of the 1st Baron Kelvin (also known as the physicist William Thomson, 1824-1907), Kelvingrove Park. Born in Ireland, Kelvin developed the Kelvin scale of temperature (1848) and supervised the laying of a trans-Atlantic cable (1866). Kelvin scale (abbr. K) is a unit of absolute temperature equal to 1/273.16 of the absolute temperature of the triple point of water. This unit is equal to one Celsius degree.

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(Monday 27 July) Statue of Joseph Lister, 1st Baron of Lyme Regis (1827-1912), Kelvingrove Park. Born in Essex and educated at University of London, Lister moved to Edinburgh, and then got a job at the surgery department of University of Glasgow in 1860. He demonstrated in 1865 that carbolic acid was an effective antiseptic agent, decreasing postoperative fatalities from infection.

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(Monday 27 July) Kelvingrove Park

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(Monday 27 July) River Kelvin, Kelvingrove Park

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

The Kelvingrove Art Gallery is a museum and art gallery in Glasgow, Scotland. The building houses one of Europe's great civic art collections. Since its refurbishment the museum is the most popular free to enter visitor attraction in Scotland, and the most visited museum in the United Kingdom outside London. It is located on Argyle Street, in the West End of the city, on the banks of the River Kelvin (opposite the architecturally similar Kelvin Hall, which was built in matching style some years later, after the previous hall had been destroyed by fire). It is adjacent to Kelvingrove Park and is situated immediately beneath the main campus of the University of Glasgow on Gilmorehill. (Quoted from the site of "Wikipedia")

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(Sunday 26 July) Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Argyle Street Glasgow G3 8AG

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(Monday 27 July) Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum by River Kelvin, Kelvingrove Park

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(Monday 27 July) A statue of the bridge at the south end of Kelvin Way, Kelvingrove Park

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(Monday 27 July) Kelvingrove Park

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(Monday 27 July) Kelvingrove Park

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(Monday 27 July) Kelvingrove Park

Kokuryo

Kokuryo (now Shilla), 1138 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8TD, is the first Korean restaurant of Scoltand and one of the two Korean restaurants in Scotland as well as Shilla in Edinburgh which opened in March 2009. So many Scottish people come to this small restaurant very frequently now. It has already gained a great popularity among locals. "Kokuryo" (高句麗; Goguryeo; 37 BCE-668 CE) is the ancient country name governing the northern Korean Peninsula. ("Shilla" was another ancient country in southern Korea; 356-935 CE.) In fact, this location is perfect for us East Asians who stayed at Cairncross House, University of Glasgow: two minutes' from the dormitory! This Korean restaurant now shares the name Shilla with its younger sibling in Edinburgh.

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(Wednesday 29 July) Youngmin Kim (Dongguk University Seoul, Korea) in front of Kokuryo, 1138 Argyle Street

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(Wednesday 29 July) Me in front of Kokuryo, 1138 Argyle Street

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(Saturday 1 August) Menue of Kokuryo, 1138 Argyle Street

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(Wednesday 29 July) Youngmin Kim (Dongguk University Seoul, Korea) at Kokuryo, 1138 Argyle Street

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(Wednesday 29 July) "Pa jeon" (Korean style omelette with selected seafood and spring onion served with chef's special sauce), "Kokuryo, 1138 Argyle Street

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(Wednesday 29 July) OB (Korean beer), Kokuryo, 1138 Argyle Street

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(Wednesday 29 July) "Sun do bu jji gae" (soft tofu stew with clams, vegetables and eggs, served with rice), Kokuryo, 1138 Argyle Street

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(Wednesday 29 July) "Bokum udon (veg. chicken)" (pan fried noodles with choice of vegetable and chicken), Kokuryo, 1138 Argyle Street

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(Wednesday 29 July) My lunch at Kokuryo, 1138 Argyle Street

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(Wednesday 29 July) My dinner ("Jjam bbong" [spicy home-made noodle soup with selected fresh seafood and vegetables]), Kokuryo, 1138 Argyle Street. This was our second visit of the day!

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(Saturday 1 August) Free small side dishes, Kokuryo, 1138 Argyle Street. Every Korean restaurant is expected to serve these kinds of three to five side dishes to their customers for free. They will bring another one before you eat up everything. This is the secret of the world-wide success of Korean restaurants in these days.

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(Saturday 1 August) "Sun do bu jji gae" (soft tofu stew with clams, vegetables and eggs, served with rice) and "neng myun" (cold buckwheat noodles with sliced beef in light broth), Kokuryo, 1138 Argyle Street

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(Saturday 1 August) "Neng myun" (cold buckwheat noodles with sliced beef in light broth), Kokuryo, 1138 Argyle Street

Buchanan Bus Station

Buchanan Bus Station is the main bus terminus in Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland. The bus station is the terminus for journeys between the city and other towns in United Kingdom and international journeys. It was originally built in 1977, close to the former site of Buchanan Street railway station which was closed in the 1960s by the Beeching Axe. The construction of the station realigned the intersection between Parliamentary Road and Sauchiehall Street, the former being renamed as Killermont Street, which runs along the southern edge of the station. It is operated by the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, who inherited it from their predecessor agency, Strathclyde Passenger Transport, who in turn acquired it from Scottish Citylink in 1993. It is the biggest bus station in Scotland, with around 1,700 bus journeys departing from the station every day, with over 40,000 passengers using these journeys on a daily basis. It is within walking distance of Glasgow Queen Street railway station and Cowcaddens and Buchanan Street subway stations. There is a bus link serving the bus station, Queen Street and Central stations. (Referred to the site of "Wikipedia")

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(Saturday 1 August) Buchanan Bus Station

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(Saturday 1 August) Inside of Buchanan Bus Station

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(Saturday 1 August) Inside of Buchanan Bus Station

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(Saturday 1 August) The Scottish Homecoming 2009 Plaque commemorating Robert Burns (1759-1796), Buchanan Bus Station: "For could lang syne, my dear For auld lang syne We'll tak a cup of kindness yet For auld lang syne!" Auld Lang Syne Robert Burns (1759-1796)

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(Saturday 1 August) Poster of the Scottish Homecoming 2009 featuring Robert Burns, Buchanan Bus Station

Thai Orchid

Thai Orchid is located at 336 Argyle Street Glasgow, G2 8LY. It is a world-wide restaurant chain specializing traditional Thai food.

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(Friday 31 July) Thai Orchid, 336 Argyle Street

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(Friday 31 July) Singha Beer and shrimp crisps, Thai Orchid, 336 Argyle Street

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(Friday 31 July) Fried spring rolls, Thai Orchid, 336 Argyle Street

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(Friday 31 July) Green curry and fried rice, Thai Orchid, 336 Argyle Street

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(Friday 31 July) Green curry and fried rice, Thai Orchid, 336 Argyle Street

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(Friday 31 July) My dessert (sweet fried banana, ice cream and strawberry), Thai Orchid, 336 Argyle Street

River Clyde

The River Clyde (Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Chluaidh) is a major river in Scotland. It is the ninth longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third longest in Scotland. Flowing through the major city of Glasgow, it was an important river for shipbuilding and trade in the British Empire. Its length is 176 km (109 mi) and the watershed 400 sq km (1,544 sq mi).

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(Friday 31 July) The River Clyde, viewed from a bus going out of the city centre along M8