Shaping European Citizenship

Today we visited the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum,it  has 22 galleries, housing a range of exhibits, including Renaissance art,  taxidermy , and artifacts from ancient Egypt. It is adjacent to  Kelvingrove Park  and is situated near the main campus of the  University of Glasgow  on Gilmorehill (Near our hotel). The museum was interesting and I enjoyed visiting it.

      The Clydeside Distillery Today we visited the Clydside Distillery. There were a man who told us the history of the Whiskey and the history of the production. This building is located next to the Clyde River, and it has a museum on the inside. The Clydeside Distillery is located within the Pumphouse building which once controlled entry into the famous Glasgow Queen's Dock. The Pumphouse was originally designed to provide hydraulic power to operate the swing bridge, servicing the commercial dock which witnessed the export of whisky with ships destined for all continents of the world.

Today we spent a day full of activities ... I will try to tell our day through the best photos we have taken ;) ... This morning we visited the Clydeside distillery in Glasgow... it was really interesting because in a few hours we learned so much about a topic that was a bit unknown to us ... a very kind guide, who works in the distillery, showed us the various machines used to produce such a special and refined drink that is whiskey... This is the most expensive bottle of whiskey that we saw...incredible!! 3000£!! finished the tour in the distillery we went to Stirling to visit the famous castle .... renowned because located in the place where one of the most famous battles in Scotland was fought... here a picture of all of us in the throne room, with a giant Christmas tree behind us... and here another our photo in the company of Queen Mary and her lady companion, in perfect medieval atmosphere... to ...

                                  Waiting for Christmas at the Stirling Castle On the 14th of December we went to a journey to the Stirling Castle, nearby the war against English took place: in fact it is possible to se, from the top of the hill where the castle is settled , the huge monument that Scottish people built for him. Another leading character of the struggle against English is Sir Robert the Bruce who, after William Wallace death, declared himself the heir of the Scottish crown and kept fighting for Scottish independence. He manage to defeat English army and to rise a new and free country...due to this, at the entrance of the castle has been built a statue to remember him as a hero as much as “BraveHeart” Stirling castle is one of the most important and beautiful buildings in Scotland. Inside one of this giant empty rooms there were a Christmas tree and the two thrones of the rulers...

Today we visited the Stirling Castle.It has different building which have been built in different ages:for example the great hall was built by James IV instead the royal palace was built by James V who has travelled around France and italy and import reinassence in Scotland.   The great hall were feast where held the royal palace which has an italian reinassence style  

On Thursday 12th December we had dinner in an Italian restaurant called Baffo. I was looking for something different to eat in Glasgow and I found it! Since I went inside I felt like I was in Italy. If you want to know how Italian cuisine is you might try this restaurant!!!