Glasgow, Scotland

After watching Made of Honor, Braveheart and many seasons of Outlander, I decided it was about time to visit Scotland! Luckily my friend Alice, who I met on safari in Tanzania, also wanted to visit so we made a plan to meet there last July. We started in Glasgow and hit the ground running when we arrived (we walked off that jet lag!) after dropping off our bags at the CitizenM Hotel.

I arrived a few hours early so, while I waited for Alice, I took a quick trip to the Tenement House - an ‘authentic time capsule of life in early 20th century Glasgow’. The women who lived there kept EVERYTHING and it was preserved so well - walking around felt like they had just stepped out when you arrived.

After Alice arrived, we checked out the Glasgow Cathedral, Kelvingrove Park, Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum (where a crazy lady yelled at us - cool cool cool) and the University of Glasgow (Hogwarts vibes).

I convinced Alice we needed to swing by the Riverside Museum because it was designed by the iconic Zaha Hadid. I didn’t have very high expectations as it was a transport museum and I don’t typically care about anything with a motor but it was AWESOME! So well done and interesting! We had planned on just swinging through and ended up staying a few hours - highly recommend.

After our not so brief stop at the Riverside Museum we headed to our intended destination of the Clydeside Distillery. I learned that I love Highland whisky (perfection), can tolerate Lowland (a bit harsh) and HATE Islay whisky (too peaty) .

Irn Bru and whisky - the two national drinks of Scotland <3

After all that walking, we got pretty hungry - our favorite meal was at Ox and Finch. It was absolutely fantastic and highly recommend. Our second favorite spot was Singl-end where we ate breakfast both days - great brunch spot close to the hotel.

Last but not least, the street art in Glasgow was fantastic - below are a few of my favorites.