Our next adventure in Scotland was a visit to Rosslyn Chapel, just south of Edinburgh. This visit is highly recommended - the Chapel itself is absolutely fascinating and the 1/2 hour talk from the curator was very informative and funny.
The interior of the Chapel is beautifully decorated with intricate carvings, which was in total contrast to another trip we made - this time to see the interior of Glasgow Cathedral. Glasgow Cathedral is a much larger building than Rosslyn Chapel but is quite plain inside. We visited the crypt, which wasn't as creepy as we were expecting, but we did see St Mungo's tomb down there. In addition to Glasgow Cathedral, we visited the Necopolis (see photograph) which was fascinating - this is where approximately 50,000 of Glasgow's wealthiest people are buried, and it is based on Père Lachaise in Paris. It is looking a little run down these days, but hopefully Glasgow City Council will turn their attention to it and spruce it up!
The interior of the Chapel is beautifully decorated with intricate carvings, which was in total contrast to another trip we made - this time to see the interior of Glasgow Cathedral. Glasgow Cathedral is a much larger building than Rosslyn Chapel but is quite plain inside. We visited the crypt, which wasn't as creepy as we were expecting, but we did see St Mungo's tomb down there. In addition to Glasgow Cathedral, we visited the Necopolis (see photograph) which was fascinating - this is where approximately 50,000 of Glasgow's wealthiest people are buried, and it is based on Père Lachaise in Paris. It is looking a little run down these days, but hopefully Glasgow City Council will turn their attention to it and spruce it up!
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