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Glasgow Afternoon Tea Experience

Board a vintage bus for a driving tour of Glasgow complete with afternoon tea. See the city’s top attractions including the West End and Glasgow University while snacking on sandwiches, scones, and cupcakes. Sip tea, coffee, or wine as the bus rolls through the streets of Glasgow. Several departure times allow you to explore the city on your own schedule. Combine afternoon tea and a sightseeing tour Cruise through Glasgow on a vintage bus Taste traditional sandwiches and scones Choose between several convenient start times https://www.viator.com/tours/Glasgow/Glasgow-Afternoon-Tea-Experience-aboard-a-1966-Routemaster-Bus/d740-60757P2

House for an Art Lover , Glasgow

  The uniqueness the House for an Art Lover is that the building was constructed in the 1990s based on plans that were drawn up in 1901.  The building was originally designed by one of Glasgow’s most famous architects, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and his wife Margaret Macdonald for a competition in a German magazine. Due to late entry, the design was disqualified but it was well-praised at the time.  Eight decades later, engineer Graham Roxburgh, commissioned to restore interiors by Mackintosh in Craigie Hall, had the idea to build the House for an Art Lover based on the architect’s original plans.  In 1990, the exterior and most of the house’s exterior were completed but it took six more years to complete the landscaping around the building and to finally open it up to the public. While the House for an Art Lover was originally designed as a residential home, the building’s main purpose today is to promote an interest in art, architecture and design, with art exhibitions regularly hel