Helen and Chris Ortega, formerly of Los Alamos, are on a tour of Scotland and shared photos of their travels. Chris Ortega is shown here descending the staircase at his hotel Thursday in Glasgow. This port city is on the River Clyde in Scotland’s western Lowlands. It’s famed for its Victorian and art nouveau architecture, a rich legacy of the city’s 18th–20th-century prosperity due to trade and shipbuilding. Today it’s a national cultural hub, home to institutions including the Scottish Opera, Scottish Ballet and National Theatre of Scotland, as well as acclaimed museums and a thriving music scene. Photo by Helen Ortega

View looking out the window of Helen and Chris Ortega’s hotel room Thursday in Glasgow, Scotland. Photo by Helen Ortega

A mural viewed Thursday in Glasglow of St. Mungo helping free a bird. St. Mungo is the patron saint of Glasglow who opened a monastery and first Catholic Church in Glasgow in the late sixth century. His mother is Saint Teneu. Photo by Helen Ortega

A bagpiper performs on a street corner Thursday in Glasgow. Photo by Helen Ortega

A variety of Scottish kilts and matching accessories on display in a shop Thursday in Glasgow. Photo by Helen Ortega