Tuesday, 17 August 2010

Still in Glasgow: doctor who and cathedrals

UK tour
Glasgow
Ok well it is now 15:37 I am back at what I have decided to be my head quarters here, star bucks. The only real reason is that I can get internet and have my laptop plugged in and can stay as long as I like.
Anyway the day has been fruitful, I did not find that spare that I was looking for so have not had a shower as yet, but it’s cool I’m not dirty I took a shower just before I took the bus last night so I can hold on a little more.
So let’s see, so far I have walked around the centre of Glasgow, seen some wicked street art, visit a cathedral and a graveyard met a hot Scotsman and saw something that is representative of my favourite British TV show. Holly shit.
So after my last update I left star bucks and walked down south of west Nile street where I then proceed to take a right on argyle street(weird name, right?), took a left on, wait for it, Jamaica street man, touch me...... now who would have thought I would find a street named after a Caribbean island like Jamaica in Glasgow, I wouldn’t have guessed but I quickly learnt by walking around that Glasgow was once a very rich Scottish town and that mainly because of its business in the colonies, weather the west indies or India itself. Mostly all the statues raised are about merchants.
Anyway past history have very little interest to me, I was too busy admiring the street art of a lady at sea surrounded by sea monsters and dragon yet still does not in any way show fear. After that done I went to Merchant Square with its clock tower, really nice, the architecture of this area is clearly out of time or should I say timeless.
Next stop Glasgow cathedral, but before I could reach the cathedral, going up the high street I came across something that made me smile, in some way it made my day. The people who are fan of this should be able to guess by this quote:
‘Amy: There's someone missing. Someone important, someone so, so important. Sorry everyone, but when I was a kid, I had an imaginary friend, the Raggedy Doctor, my Raggedy Doctor. But he wasn't imaginary, he was real. [Shouting] I remember you! I remember! I brought the others back; I can bring you home too! Raggedy man, I remember you and you are late for my wedding!
[As Amy remembers, the Doctor and the TARDIS starts to materialize in the room]
Amy: I found you; I found you in words just like you knew I would; that's why you told me the story, the brand new, ancient blue box. Oh clever, oh very clever.
Rory: Amy, what is it?
Amy: Something old. Something new. Something borrowed. Something blue.
[To triumphant music, the TARDIS returns to the Universe. Amy runs to it and knocks on the door]’

This is taken from the page wiki quote, it’s text from the series Doctor Who.

Yes folks on my way up the high street towards the Glasgow cathedral I come smack across a blue police box, and everybody knows that’s what the tardis is. That big blue police box. I suggest if anyone wants to see the clip that I am talking about they should have a look at this link: http://ping.fm/9w8qi
Could you imagine my reaction when I saw it?
Anyway enough about the Tardis, I left it behind and went to the cathedral of Glasgow. Which I find kind of weird. You see for me, even though I don’t go to church a cathedral is still a place of worship, its where you leave all your sins behind and see yourself in the presence of god, right?
Well when I entered the cathedral all the seals and shrines were for soldiers who lost their lives in battle, the cathedral itself if the only one that survived the protestant reform. Civilians and merchants fought to the death to protect it.
Of course there is also the statue of saint mungo, who is suppose to be a doctor and started the university. But besides that I think this church history is to bloody it’s like it is used to celebrate death instead of life. And in my opinion the house of god that holds is spirits should be a place of joy, am I wrong. When I think about it, it kind of reflects today’s world and how things have not evolve that much. Anyway moving on.
Next thing I did was meet this Scottish man, huba huba. The accent alone sent me crazy, won`t go into details on this one. This has to remain PG. When I am done writing this I will be off on my next adventure in Glasgow which would involve alcohol and drinking.
All in all people
This is Luke Jno Charles
Signing off for now
UK tour fist leg: Glasgow

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