by Adam Weinheimer ’18
After weeks of overcast skies and rain, we finally had a break in the weather for five days or so. The first of these beautiful days was on a Wednesday (the 10th of February I believe), a day where I only have one hour of class from 9-10 AM. I decided I had to take advantage of this, and spend the day outdoors while the sun was shining. Once lecture had ended, I grabbed lunch in a small cafe and waited to meet up with my friend Lo. Lo (Loriane) has been here in Glasgow since last September, so she already knew plenty of places in Glasgow I had to see if I hadn’t done so already. Now I have been here for a good chunk of time by now, but there is still a lot of Glasgow I have yet to see. Uni is situated in the West End, so in my daily routine of school and studying I am not in the city centre. I typically only make it into the city if I want to go shopping (eg Buchanan Street), get a haircut, going out to eat with friends, or traveling (as the main hub for train/bus is in the city centre).
We decided to walk everywhere we wanted to go since it was so nice out. I will say we covered a lot of ground. By the end of the day I had taken 37,000 steps, walked 18 miles, and climbed 125 flights of stairs (according to FitBit). We explored cool parts of the city, hunted for street art, climbed the Mackintosh Tower for a panoramic view of the city, visited the historic cathedral, and walked the grounds of the Glasgow Necropolis. It was an awesome day and I’m glad I finally had the chance to see a new part of Glasgow. Enjoy the photos I took along the way:
