| Page Views: 1,359 Last Visit to Glasgow: July, 2003 | Glasgow - exciting city of extremes by aaaarrgh - last update: Jan 9, 2005 |
| Heavy industry still punctuates the city |
Massive, exciting connurbation of contrasts, but not Scotland's capital - for that you need to go East to the more refined city of Edinburgh.
But Glasgow seems to have everything in large doses. It feels almost like London, or Leeds, because of its many long shopping streets, large buildings and crowds.
Exciting for me because of its buildings by the great architect and designer, Charles Rennie Mackintosh. A visit to Glasgow is not complete without a trip to Mackintosh's Glasgow School of Art.
European City of Culture 1990 and UK City of Architecture and Design 1999. |
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| Pros: | "Shops, nightlife, architecture and design, friendly people" | | Cons: | "Poverty in places, unintelligible Glasgow accent, rain in summer!" | | In A Nutshell: | "As much part of Scotland as the Highlands and Islands" |
aaaarrgh's Glasgow Travel Tips
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Tina-Perth Sat Apr 2, 2005 11:51 UTC
I have some friends in Glasgow. We hope to visit them next year if we can fit it in. I enjoyed the UK last visit. | frank_delargy Thu Feb 17, 2005 15:16 UTC
I love haggis for breakfast.. and black pudding, fried tomatoes, bacon and porridge. Kippers is a new breakfast treat. I'll have to try that. BTW, I'm waiting for my cholesterol test today! :) Great tips Sean and great homepage. Frank.. an ex-Glaswegian | Braveheart.southafrr Sat Feb 5, 2005 21:31 UTC
great tips on my country of birth its time i went back thanks ...ken | MissAntarctica2002 Wed Feb 2, 2005 20:35 UTC
Great tips on Glasgow. I will definitely visit the School of Art if I ever go there. Haggis for brekkie is a frightening thought, and so is the prospect of running into more people like my mother-in-law (a Glaswegan) |
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