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Arriving in Glasgow, Scotland

10/25/2015

 
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Our flight and arrival in Glasgow is without issue.  We hop (well, drag) our two 40 pound bags, rolling electronics case and backpack into a cab and head to our hotel near George's Square.  On the way our cabbie provides commentary on the sights, provides advice on whisky and recommends areas near our hotel for restaurants.

We arrive at the Premier Inn tired and hoping to check-in early.  No luck.  We are shown to where we can store our bags until the 2 pm check-in time.  Our friends Fergus and Merida were scheduled to arrive at the hotel a couple of hours before us and a few minutes later they come through the front door.  After hugs and handshakes William announces he is starving and we all agree it would be good to find some food.  We stroll over to George's Square to one of the many pubs which have taken over old bank buildings.


Following lunch it is still too early to check-in, so we decide to get an overview of Glasgow by taking the Hop-On Hop-Off bus.  Along the 1 1/2 hour trip way we see Glasgow Cathedral, Merchant Square, Glasgow Science Museum, Riverside Museum, Kelvingrove Art Museum and Glasgow University along with many other places of interest.
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Finally it is time to check-in and we crash into a 3 hour nap waking up just in time to consider dinner.  On our bus trip this afternoon we passed by the Merchant Square neighborhood which is filled with restaurants.  It is also an area which our cabbie recommended as having many good restaurants and pubs and only a short walk from the hotel.

We stroll over to the area and are delighted to find City Merchant restaurant which we had spied from the bus.  We start with an appetizer of haggis balls - essentially haggis formed into meatballs which are lightly battered and deep fried.  They are surprisingly good.  I've been dreaming of Scottish salmon, so when I see salmon with crab on the menu I cannot resist.  William is ready for a steak, and rib eye is his favorite.  All of our meals are very, very good and the four of us agree that City Merchant deserves it's high rating on TripAdvisor.

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    Hi.  I'm Anne.  I wander around the world with William.


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