Scotland Day Six: Glasgow

Empire Biscuit

Day Six was our last day in Scotland before heading back home. We started the day with a coffee and breakfast from Riverhill Coffee Bar. I finally tasted the Empire Biscuit – a cookie I had seen everywhere during the trip – and it was so delicious!

Riverhill Coffee Bar

So many delicious sweets!

My cappuccino

After breakfast we split up and Koen and I headed to the Burrell Collection in Pollock Country Park. The Burrell Collection is a private collection of eclectic artifacts and art acquired by the wealthy Glasgownian Sir William Burrell.

Pollock Country Park

Walk through the park

Beautiful path to the museum

Koen in the park

Found the museum!

The Burrell Collection

Inside

Pottery collection

Beautiful collection

Seated Figure of an Official from the Ming Dynasty, 1609

“Scheveningen”, Anton Mauve 1874

“Butterflies”, Matthijs Maris 1874

“Portrait of a Girl Aged One, with a Rattle”, 1635

‘Jack Clock’, about 1600

Composite field armour, South German 1520-30

Helmets!

Weapons!

Beautiful china

“Judith with the Head of Holofernes”, Lucas Cranach the Elder 1530

“Stag Hunt” Lucas Cranach the Elder 1529

“Cooks”, Theodule Ribot 1862

“A Pink Rose and a Yellow Rose”, Edouard Manet 1882

“Green Dress”, Edgar Degas 1896-1901

“Woman in Tub”, Edgar Degas 1884

“Chateau at Medan”, Paul Cezanne 1880

“Women Drinking Beer”, Edouard Manet 1878-79

Resting after the visit

For lunch we ate at Bread Meats Bread for dry aged Scottish beef burgers. Oh my god. So delicious.

Bread Meats Bread

My Cheeseburger: dry aged Scottish beef burger with American cheese, slow onions, pickle and burger sauce

Koen’s Butter Bacon Burger: dry aged Scottish beef burger with Mull of Kintyre aged cheddar cheese, bone marrow butter and chopped bacon, with buttermilk fried onions and honey mustard mayo on a crunchy lettuce bed

Side of sweet potato fries

So delicious!

After lunch we visited the Kelvingrove Museum and were really disappointed. After about 10 minutes we left to go to the Hunterian to see the Mackintosh House and Comic Invention exhibits.