Pollock County Park and The Burrell Collection

Today the International Student Advisor, Jim Wilson, set up an afternoon trip to Pollock County Park and the Burrell Collection. We took the train to the park since it is a 6 mile hike out of the city centre. Then we headed under a bridge and entered a huge park. You could not tell at all that the city surrounded it. The park is quite large -- there is a golf course, the Police training sites for the dogs and horses, the Pollock House, Highland Cattle and the Burrell Collection along with lots of walkways, gardens and open fields.
The Highland Cattle were definitely adorable. They are like the shaggy dog version of cows. I was excited to see them since who knows if we will be able to see them in the Highlands.
This isn't a spectacular picture, but this is where the Police dog training takes place.
The Pollock House -- This is a beautiful house that you can tour through, but right now its about $13 per person to get into the house, so we toured through the gardens. Come November, the admission to the house is free until March. We'll go back then. But the gardens were beautiful and worth the walk through.
Then we went to the Burrell Collection which is an amazing collection of art by one man. They only show 60% of the artwork in the collection and still in fact to this day cataloging it. Pretty amazing since it has been in the hands of the city since 1944 and the building that the collection is now housed in has been open since 1983. What is really interesting is that they are still collecting works of art. There is a trust set up to collect works every so often. Also amazing since there is no admission, but I imagine there are outside donors that help. We were able to see a very wide array of artwork spanning all continents and eras. We saw... tapestries, doorways, window arches, spoons, china, statues, trinkets, paintings, rugs, stained glass windows, pots, artifacts, clothing, fireplaces, rooms... I am sure I am missing something, but we saw a ton. I would include more pictures, but blogger has decided that this is my limit for day and no longer wants to upload them...