There is a lovely way to get to the Kelvingrove museum, via the University, along a road called Kelvin Way. It is lined with trees, and has an old fashioned aspect. I noticed, as I walked along, a tree planted by the women of Glasgow when the got the vote, in 1918.
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| I hope the inscription for the tree is legible in this photo |
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| The Women's Vote Tree |
Here are some of the statues on the bridge on Kelvin Way:
I don't know how long I spent in the museum - it must have been at least two hours, and I only explored one of the floors. But there were some really amazing things:
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| A man's jacket, mid 1700's |
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| A beautiful dress, almost an exact match as the one in the above portrait |
Some other interesting things I saw:
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| A stuffed Soay sheep from St. Kilda |
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| A cup and ring stone, 3000 to 1700 BCE |
Dead Birds commonly seen in Glasgow!...See below:
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| Hooded Crow or Corbie - though I haven't seen any living |
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| They had this labeled as 'Carrion Crow' These I have seen |
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| Waxwings. I haven't seen any of these yet either |
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| Magpie! |
OH my gosh! So much--the women's vote tree is awesome! And I don't think I knew that's what a hooded crow looks like. And the dress!! I want one. And the monuments, and the sheep!--oh, I wish I could be there, too. So many fascinating things to do and see. Lucky Mairi!
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