This morning, we got up and went downstairs to eat breakfast. They had the usual fare: different breads, cereals, scrambled eggs, breakfast ham, sausage, and various beverages.
Jay wanted to go to the gym after breakfast. He had tried the night before, but his key card did not work to let him in. He wanted me to go with him to find out why it did not work. There was a sign on the door that said you had to go to the reception desk to register before using the gym. At reception, they had you sign a form basically saying that if you got injured in the gym, they were not responsible. Jay signed it, and they activated our key cards so he could use the gym. He went back and worked out while I returned to the room.
After Jay’s workout, we went back outside to catch the sightseeing bus. We wanted the Yellow Line, but the Red Line arrived first, so we took it. We rode it for several stops before getting off. Our plan was to walk to a specific post office on West Nile Street to exchange my money. We found the post office, and they exchanged the old British pounds for the new currency. After that, we stopped at TGI Fridays for lunch.
After lunch, we wandered around a bit, stopping at a store so Jay could buy some postcards and a key chain. Jay collects key chains from all the places we visit. We got back on the bus and rode it to Pollok Park. We had about an hour to spend there before the last bus of the day arrived.
We started walking through the park, which was very nice. The path went through a wooded area. We walked to the Burrell Museum, and then it was time to turn around and head back. We were still quite a long way from the bus stop when I told Jay that I thought we had missed the final bus because it was already past the scheduled arrival time. I also said I did not know how we were going to get back to the hotel.
Jay told me to keep walking because you never know what might happen. Sure enough, when I could finally see the bus stop up ahead, I noticed people waiting there. I turned around and saw the bus coming. We started running toward the bus stop and managed to make it in time. It must have been funny to see a 69-year-old woman with white hair running for a bus.
We rode the bus back near our hotel and then walked the rest of the way. Once we got to our room, I collapsed on the bed because I was so tired. After resting for a bit, we went down to the hotel restaurant for supper. Then it was back upstairs to call it a day.
