Glasgow Hotels
GlasgowGlasgow is a city in Scotland with a population of approximately 600,000 people. It lies along the banks of the River Clyde in the west central lowlands of Scotland, and as such, can claim much milder weather than the rest of the British Isles. In spite of its long and rich history, only two buildings from the Middle Ages remain standing today; they are St. Mungo’s Cathedral and Provand’s Lordship. Most of Glasgow’s “significant” buildings, such as the University of Glasgow, the Glasgow School of Art, and the Queen’s Cross Church, are from the Victorian period. This is not to say that historical sight seeing in Glasgow doesn’t exist; on the contrary, there are open air bus tours, bicycle tours, and walking tours that take the better part of the day, just to see some of Glasgow’s famous architecture. Most of the action in Glasgow as far as shopping, dining, and nightlife, happen in and around a district known as the City Center, bounded by the river itself, the High Street, and the M8. For shopping, there’s Buchanan St., and for upscale boutiques and such there’s St. Enoch Center. For those looking for something a little off the beaten path, there’s the bohemian West End, which is like Glasgow’s answer to NYC’s Greenwich village; there are coffee shops, pubs, vintage clothing stores, and jazz clubs to while away the hours. If museums are your thing, there’s plenty to choose from: the Gallery of Modern Art, the Burrell, and Pollok House, to name a few. To find food in Glasgow is easy, no matter what your taste. Of course there are pubs everywhere, along with bistros, tearooms, and coffee shops. In addition, in the downtown area, you can find fine dining, where a meal can take upwards of three hours as course follows course.
 Looking west along Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
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