Time for a nice leisurely breakfast. We enjoyed the fresh home baked bread that Duncan made, as well as the homemade jams and marmalades. So nice to continue to get to know one another and share common experiences.
We were invited to have coffee and scones at fellow Servas members, Dany and Frances. They had been hosts to our good friend from San Diego, Mary Beth last year. They were delightful, with an amazing garden filled with wonderful plants. And Sandy also sang a terrific song about the grocery chain Aldi’s which we all enjoyed. He also had a little book of poems about Scottish football (soccer).
Later in the morning, we headed off to a wonderful art museum called The Burrell. This is a place that Duncan and Roisin have been many times and they both had a wonderful permanent collection of many amazing pieces that were gathered by this local wealthy art collector over the years. The collection was eventually donated and is filled with not only amazing pieces done by famous artists, such as a Rembrandt self portrait, but also a lot of really wonderful interpretation. The architecture was really done to take advantage of the wooded setting and natural lighting. And there were many wonderful, interactive videos and ways to help people, especially children to enjoy the collection.
The highlight was special collection of works by Degas. Mr. Burrell had collective many of the Degas pieces, but also there were many that were on loan from a whole variety of other collectors and museums. We all were amazed by the drawings, paintings and sculptures that were gathered together.The tapestries were amazing. What a treat.
We had a delightful lunch in the café in the museum, enjoying the beautiful natural light. We spent a full day enjoying much of the collection but eventually needed to stop.
We drove back and had a beautiful homemade potato leek soup and homemade ice cream for dinner. We then sat up late into the night catching up and sharing experiences of traveling and working on peace and justice issues. We are very pleased to have these new friends that we have so many shared interest in values with. At last, it was time to head off to bed.
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