Day 1 of Class!

The first day of class was wonderful. It was basically an orientation and then a tour of the city. They have the double decker tour buses just like in DC. They are even painted the same. Thought that was interesting and strange.

My lead professors are amazing and I'll get to learn from some of the leading experts on Gothic style and Gothic Revival style. They serve us tea/coffee and snacks everyday at 11AM. Then we have lunch at 1PM. This picture is the Gilbert Scott Building. It is the main building on the campus.

The tour of the city was fun but cold in a open bus! As you will see from my photos, Glasgow is a mixture of beautiful Gothic/Gothic Revival architecture, mixed with horrible, plain ugly industrial buildings. It is such a hodgepodge of history, architecture, and culture. The shopping areas are very quaint. There are tons of little shops and restaurants. It is a very charming city.

I thought this was funny! Yee-haw Glasgow!

This 'aint' no Washington Monument! :)

This in the front of the botanical gardens

Kilt anyone?

And yes everyone......I ATE HAGGIS!!! It was actually good!

It didn't have the casing or stomach around it. It was more flavorful

than I thought it would be.

More Scottish dialect I've learned.....

Churches they call a - 'Kirk'

'Squinty' - when something isn't straight.

Tatties - potatoes

Neeps - some type of squash or Rutabagas

Tatties and Neeps are served with Haggis. They are good too.

The bathroom is called the 'toilet'

Thanks for reading!

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