Glasgow Gallivanting: March 2019
Three museums and a spectacular old church.
Dundee: RRS Discovery and Verdant Works
From Antarctic voyages to jute mills.
Dundee: the V&A and the McManus
Dundee museums old and new.
Hebridean Hop 4: Lews Castle
In which we explore the castle grounds and a new museum.
Amsterdam: museums
Cats, cocktails and canal houses. And the Rijksmuseum.
Amsterdam Museum and Festival of Light
A cold canal trip to see Amsterdam’s Light Festival.
Drumheller
The dinosaur museum and Passion Play are world class. The hotel is the pits.
Toronto: Bata Shoe Museum
You don’t have to be Imelda Marcus or Carrie Bradshaw to love this museum. I defy anyone not to be fascinated by the permanent display of shoes through history supplemented… Read more Toronto: Bata Shoe Museum →
Toronto: ROM and AGO
We visited both the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) and the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), spending several hours in each (not on the same day – that would be too much!) Coming… Read more Toronto: ROM and AGO →
Irvine and the Scottish Maritime Museum
A bright, sunny day in Scotland at the moment is worthy of note. Two in a row are as rare as hens’ teeth – this lovely day was the same… Read more Irvine and the Scottish Maritime Museum →
Gallus Glasgow R: Religious buildings
St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art was the first in the world to cover all major world religions together. It sits next to Glasgow Cathedral (1197) and superficially… Read more Gallus Glasgow R: Religious buildings →
Costumes and quilts at Dalgarven Mill
Something seemed to go wrong with the weather settings over Scotland this Easter – yes, four days of sunshine. Unheard of for a holiday weekend! We made the most of… Read more Costumes and quilts at Dalgarven Mill →
The Glasgow Gallivanter 