Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Art Nouveau Tea Rooms in Glasgow
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- I just joined my TV crew and our local guide, Colin Mairs, for our Scotland shoot. We’ll be here 18 days, filming three new shows for public television. Our first episode features Glasgow. And for architects, a big draw here is the Art Nouveau work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Here’s a look at a tea house he designed that makes for some tasty sightseeing. To give it context, here's the “on camera” we filmed for our show:
"These tearooms, opened in 1903, are an Art Nouveau masterpiece by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Glasgow’s famous hometown architect gave this a spritely modern feel. Tearooms like the Mackintosh at the Willows were hugely popular during the industrial boom of the late 19th century.
During this age of Victorian morals, the temperance movement was trying to discourage the consumption of alcohol. Tearooms like this were designed with an agenda: to be an appealing alternative to eating in pubs.
In addition to giving office workers an alternative to pubs, these tearooms provided a place where women could gather while unescorted - in a time when being out alone could give a woman a less-than-desirable reputation."
Tea for the ladies and Bier for the men! I found everything to eat in Europe was fresh, very little processed food like in USA. I wish we had bakeries and meat shops like they had in Germany here in the US towns and cities. Europe has not given their food to huge corporations to deliver them processed foods (thank God) like they have in America. Food deserts happen everywhere now, not just in rural areas. It's hard to find "real" food and it's hard for a lot of people to pay for fresh food across the USA... We haven't been to Ireland or Scotland YET :) So many places to see and not enough time to do it all... Thank God we have you Rick Steve's to be there while we await our trips! Happy Traveling!
Really beautiful.
After watching it on a large screen, I've retitled this video "The Amazing Swinging Camera and Super-Large Head of Rick Steves." 😸
Thank you for this video. And for your bravery of showing us pedestrians plates...lol Next time I'm in Scotland I'll be sure to check this place out. Great ambiance and the food looks so yummy.
Added to the bucket list!
Great to see you back in Scotland Rick. Unfortunately, it's been amazing weather for 6-8 weeks and only broke a week ago. 😔
Remember.. This time. Edinburgh is pronounced Eh-din-burr-rah.
Not Eh-din-burr-roh. Lol 😁
Welcome to Scotland! If you're in Edinburgh at all head to Leith/The Shore, as it's a brilliant area and on a Saturday there's a small local market.
Gorgeous
Very interesting looking tea room
Interesting little establishment. I guess we can expect the next few videos to be coming from the British Isles. Wondering if you will be in Switzerland, Lake Como, Bavaria, Rhein Valley region in later half of August or if you will be done your 100 days by then. Keepin on travelin and will be over to Europe in 19 days.
David and Jen DeJong There is no such thing as the British Isles - check your Geography
CJH93 🙄 and there is no such the as “The Americas” and yet if I say that, everyone knows what I’m referring to. Living under that bridge must be really nice.
i'm sorry I blinked
You still organizing travel groups across europe ?
While I like seeing the inside of these places, going around shoving the camera in people's face while they eat at their tables is HEAVY CRINGE.
I was thinking the same. Some of these people, who may be completely unaware of who is, look like “who’s this guy paving around with a camera, zooming in on us and our table?” I assume he clears it with the manager; if so, do they announce to their customers what is going on?
The only voice of sanity here, no wonder yanks get a bad rap overseas. Bad manners!
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Looks wonderful