My early night allowed me to get an early start on Glasgow. I had been here before, but just for a day and I was sure that there was more to the city.
My hostel turned out to be in a really cool little area full of ethnic food and used book stores. Even though I had taken the bus there, I elected to walk back to the city center. My first stop was St. Mungo's Museum of Religious Art and Life. It was a neat little place. It showed the differences and similarities of world religions and how they affect Glasgow.
I decided against checking out the cathedral and the necropolis because I had been there before. If you come to Glasgow I would recommend visiting them.
What I would not recommend is the Tenement Museum. Agnes Toward moved into the apartment in 1911 and did not leave until 1975. Much of the apartment was as she had kept it in 1911. The place was advertised as small, but it was larger than my NYC apartment. The actual apartment itself was pretty neat to look at. The small museum downstairs concentrated on the role tenement buildings had played in Glasgow through history and their evolution. There was also a section on Ms. Toward. Apparently she was a pack rat and even her WWII ration card was on display.
The museum is sort of interesting, it is just beyond tiny. I think I read every bit of information in there and I don't think I was there for more than 20 minutes. Due to the price (£4) I would recommend not going. If they lower the price to £2, maybe, but even then it seems high.
I was hanging out in the common room when a whole bunch of Croatians came in. It turned out that they were the majority in the hostel and were all there for a Croatia v. Scotland football (soccer) game. Before I knew it there was a party on. Everyone was very nice and spoke great English. I hope to see them again.
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