"The real capital of Scotland" a Glasgow Travel Page by ange_famine

Glasgow is truly made for young people. You won't find a lot of pictures here, as I used ot live in Glasgow and everything looked so familiar I didn't bother - but there's more than a fair share of reviews of restaurants, pubs and bars you'll need to sample.

The centre of Glasgow is Merchant City, and there is a big pedestrian zone from Argyle Street, via Buchanan Street, to Sauchiehall Street, shaped as a S, that harbours the main shops of the town, the highest cinema in Europe, some theatres and the town main train stations, Queen Street and Central Station.

Glasgow hosts wonderful museums and galleries, either private, belonging to the Council, or managed by the National Trust for Scotland or Historic Scotland.

Among others:

^v^ The Burrell collection
^v^ Pollock House
^v^ Kelvingrove museum
^v^ The Museum of Modern Art
^v^ The People's Palace . . .

There are many architectural sights around the town. Notably the West Brewery, the entire Merchant City district, the Cathedral and the Necropolis.

The accent is difficult to understand, even if you've already lived in the Highlands like I had, and the behaviour you'll witness will get you down in the long term.
As an American friend of mine put it: the nice thing about Glasgow are foreigners.
Though it is harsh and exaggerated, bear that in mind and be careful.