Sunday Afternoon, September 25

We arrived at our hotel on the west side of Glasgow around 2:00 pm. We stayed at the Hilton Grosvenor on Grosvenor Terrace using credit card points. What a beautiful hotel inside & out! The picture below does it little justice.

After checking in & having a brief rest we set out to see a bit of the city on foot. The Glasgow Botanical Gardens is just a few steps away from the hotel. We toured a few of the greenhouses & walked through some of the grounds. You could easily spend an entire day here & still have lots left to see on many return visits.

Our next objective was to find a place to eat dinner. Nancy DePutter, a good friend of Catherine’s back home has a daughter who lives in Glasgow. She recommended that we try “The Bothy” a popular restaurant that was just a few steps down a nondescript alley off the main street.

We had a great meal there & headed back to the hotel for a good night’s rest before some more exploring the next morning & then head to Oban.