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<\/a>GI Bride<\/p><\/div>\n
Exiting the station it was off through the rain to the Riverside museum, the home of the Glasgow Museum transport.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Riverside Museum<\/p><\/div>\n
First up was a Lotus bike and Colin McRae\u2019s rally car in typical all-four-wheels-off-the-ground pose.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Lotus Bike<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Colin McRae Car<\/p><\/div>\n
Then it was on to see a street scene from the early 19th<\/sup> century, complete with horse drawn tram. The shops down the side of the street were open and described the trade that would have been doen in them.<\/p>\n Street Scene<\/p><\/div>\n Just off the street was a recreation of an old subway station complete with original car. The Glasgow underground was the third one in the world and used a cable driven system. The subway was arranged in circle (and still is to this day) with cars going in both clockwise and anti-clockwise directions. The cars were pulled by cabled with a contraption operated by the driver to attach and detach from the cable as required. The system was converted to electricity later.<\/p>\n Subway Car<\/p><\/div>\n Leaving the street scene, next up was the wall of motorcycles with a personal favourite, the 916.<\/p>\n 916<\/p><\/div>\n The main part of the museum consisted of cars, stream engines and models of ships including a wall of cars through the ages.<\/p>\n Vauxhall Chevette<\/p><\/div>\n VW<\/p><\/div>\n Car<\/p><\/div>\n There were more trams, electric ones this time, on display in the main part as well. It was fascinating to see some of the old cars, including not so old ones that I can remember from not that long ago (or so it seems to me :-).<\/p>\n Leaving the Museum of Transport, it was a quick walk to Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery. There was a particular reason for the visit here, more later.<\/p>\n Kelvingrove Museum<\/p><\/div>\n The entrance hall was an impressive structure, almost like a cathedral, all the more as there was an organ at one end. The Kelvingrove is split into two, with one side being a museum and the other an art gallery. I headed for the museum first and looked through a section detailing aspects of Glasgow life. Some of it was the more unhappy side such as domestic violence and sectarianism. But there was a fun aspect as well detailing Glasgow people\u2019s love of Country and Western music (including a costume worn by Sidney Devine).<\/p>\n Upstairs from that was gallery devoted to swords and armour. Some really fantastic pieces there.<\/p>\n Sword<\/p><\/div>\n Armour of a mercenary <\/p><\/div>\n Sword<\/p><\/div>\n Armour<\/p><\/div>\n Then it was across to the art gallery and the main reason for the visit, Christ of St John of the Cross.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>