Our first actual trip out of Birmingham and given that it's our post-exam break, you have no idea how excited I was to be finally leaving the 4 walls of my room. 

With little research and information about anything, here's how our trip went.

In attempt not to waste too much time, a slightly unsound mind of ours decided to take a 2:35am bus right after our papers the day before.
Well waiting in the cold, with little people in sight on a seemingly random road probably reinforced the fact that it wasn't a good idea but on the bright side,
we could happily make full use of the full day immediately upon arrival.
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ATTRACTIONS:

1) Riverside Museum
 Our first stop was Riverside Museum - museum of transport and travel.
The museum had lots of vintage cars, carriages, ships, etc.
Probably not the most exciting place for many but we definitely enjoyed ourselves.
Can't blame us who have a thing for antique vehicles and detailed figurines and machinery.

Directly behind it lies "The Tall Ship", a ship from the 1960s reinstated to its previous glory and now acting as a museum of some sorts.
We didn't spend long on board though due to the weather.

Both attractions are free to enter with their opening hours being from 10-5pm
We took bus 100 from the city center which costed us £1.90 (one way)

2) Tennents Brewery Tour

I'm not a fan of beer (sorry not sorry) but when we came across Tennent's website, we couldn't help but got ourselves booked on a tour.
Through the 1.5h tour we got to learn a lot more about the processes and machineries used which was quite a novel experience.
A big thank you to our bubbly "private" tour guide!

Basically everything ended with a little beer tasting and a pint of free beer.
For £5 I guess it's pretty reasonable?
Only downside was our chosen timing since we had to drink on an empty stomach too..
Yeah, such decisions we make..

3) Glasgow Cathedral & The Necropolis


I've been hearing so much about the cathedrals in England and now that I've seen a couple physically, it's no doubt why they've always been listed as an attraction.
The infrastructure was gorgeous and extremely detailed and don't get me started on those stained glass murals.
What got me amazed here was how nicely sculpted the cemetery was!

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ACCOMMODATION:

Located about 20-30mins walk away from the city centre (London Road), the place we rented on AirB&B had a quiet but pretty safe environment - near People Palace.
The interior was exact to the photos shown and could easily accommodate all 6 of us.


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FOOD: