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After two days of hillwalking and with the weather turning grey and cloudy I decided to take a rest day and visit two of Glasgow's museums, Pollok House and the People's Palace
First I drove south of the Clyde to Pollok Park. I had visited the Burrell Collection twice already, so this time I headed straight for Pollok House. It used to be the home of the Maxwell family until well into the 20th century, a nice country house. It is now run by the National Trust for Scotland, who was also founded here. When I was there the exhibition had been given a Christmas theme, a quite nice touch. After the tour of the house I had a quick walk around the gardens. Probably much nicer during spring and summer, but still nice at this time of year. |
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Early in the afternoon I returned to Glasgow centre where I parked near Glasgow Green. A short walk over the green took me to the People's Palace.
The People's Palace and Winter Gardens was built in 1898 as a social history museum and displays the history of Glasgow and its people from 1750 to the present. Among the various exhibits is a display about the famous "Doon the Watter" excursions down the Clyde to the coastal resorts. After a very interesting afternoon at the museum I returned to the hotel early in the evening, time to get some sleep for more hillwalking the next day. |
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