{"id":4962,"date":"2016-09-27T03:23:03","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T03:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sv-ananda.com\/?p=4962"},"modified":"2020-01-29T09:12:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T14:12:16","slug":"glasgow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?p=4962","title":{"rendered":"Glasgow!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday Afternoon, September 25<\/p>\n<p>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 &amp; out! The picture below does it little justice.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-5.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12166\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?attachment_id=12166\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-5.jpg?fit=1632%2C1224&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1632,1224\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"9-25-2016-5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-5.jpg?fit=625%2C469&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12166 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-5.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-5.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-5.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-5.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-5.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-5.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-5.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-5.jpg?w=1632&amp;ssl=1 1632w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-5.jpg?w=1250&amp;ssl=1 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAfter checking in &amp; 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 &amp; walked through some of the grounds. You could easily spend an entire day here &amp; still have lots left to see on many return visits.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-6.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12165\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?attachment_id=12165\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-6.jpg?fit=1632%2C1224&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1632,1224\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"9-25-2016-6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-6.jpg?fit=625%2C469&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12165 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-6.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-6.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-6.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-6.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-6.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-6.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-6.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-6.jpg?w=1632&amp;ssl=1 1632w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-6.jpg?w=1250&amp;ssl=1 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOur next objective was to find a place to eat dinner. Nancy DePutter, a good friend of Catherine&#8217;s back home has a daughter who lives in Glasgow. She recommended that we try &#8220;The Bothy&#8221; a popular restaurant that was just a few steps down a nondescript alley off the main street.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-7.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12164\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?attachment_id=12164\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-7.jpg?fit=1224%2C1632&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1224,1632\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"9-25-2016-7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-7.jpg?fit=625%2C833&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12164 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-7.jpg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-7.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-7.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-7.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-7.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-7.jpg?resize=624%2C832&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-7.jpg?w=1224&amp;ssl=1 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWe had a great meal there &amp; headed back to the hotel for a good night&#8217;s rest before some more exploring the next morning &amp; then head to Oban.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-8.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12163\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?attachment_id=12163\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-8.jpg?fit=1224%2C1632&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1224,1632\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"9-25-2016-8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-8.jpg?fit=625%2C833&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12163 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-8.jpg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-8.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-8.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-8.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-8.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-8.jpg?resize=624%2C832&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/9-25-2016-8.jpg?w=1224&amp;ssl=1 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &amp; out! The picture below does it little justice. 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