You'll Love The City of Glasgow

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I live just 20 miles away and I could be accused of being biased, so I will keep this overview as factual as possible, but it is a great city.

A host of attractions include the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, (now the number one visitor attraction in Scotland), and the fabulous Glasgow Science Centre another hugely popular visitor attraction.

Also worth seeing is the beautiful Glasgow Cathedral, built during the 13th and 15th centuries. It's open all year, Summer 9.30 - 5.30, Sunday 1pm - 5.30, Winter 9.30 - 4.30, Sunday 1pm - 4.30 and admission is free.

You will find Museums and art galleries in abundance, including the famous Burrell Collection. There's something of interest in the Museums for everyone, and most of them are publicly owned and free to enter.

The SECC (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre) known as the "Armadillo" because of its distinctive shape, is the UK's largest of its kind, and this is where you can catch some of the top acts from some of the most famous bands
and stars from all over the world.

Theatre goers are in for a treat with some great shows in a variety of theatres including The King's Theatre, Theatre Royal and the Citizens' Theatre. Definitely worth visiting is the Royal Concert Hall, Scotland’s premier music venue offering the very best in classical, world music and popular entertainment.

Glasgow's festivals virtually fill the calendar the whole year round and they suit a wide variety of tastes, with some great films, comedy and jazz.

Now, if I were to tell you about all the great restaurants in Glasgow, I would need to build another website, and with so many choices it would be difficult for visitors to decide where to eat. Have a look at my top five Favourite Restaurants in Glasgow, chosen for quality and good service.

A shopaholics paradise, the city is second only to London for shopping in the UK.

The two main shopping streets in the city are Sauchiehall Street, which has the Sauchiehall Street Centre, well worth seeing, and the fabulous Argyle Street, where you can find the Argyle Arcade, the St Enoch Centre and Princes Square.

A visit to either of these two streets will provide you with a first class shopping experience, and you'll find everything on offer from basement bargains to all the top designer labels.

The nightlife is exciting and diverse enough to suit all tastes. Clubbers and music lovers are spoiled for choice, and you can have a ball at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, venue for up and coming bands, (Oasis were discovered here). Other great venues include the upmarket Archaos and Barbaza.

I could probably write a page about shopping and nightlife alone, because they are brilliant, but you can learn a lot more about Glasgow with the
Top Ten Guide, incorporating the popular Lobey Dosser Tribute Blog, providing visitors with a fresh and focussed outlook on the City.

I have to stop for breath, and there was me trying not to be biased....

OK, nearly done....

Something else you must see is "The Barras", one of the great institutions of Scotland. The proper name of the Barras is the Barrowland Market, a street and indoor market in the east end of Glasgow, and home to the fabulous Barrowland Ballroom, a world famous music venue.

The Barras is situated in the Gallowgate between Central Station and Celtic park, and from the city centre, anyone will direct you there.

Few people are more passionate about football than the Scots, especially the "Old Firm" fans, and the world famous "Tartan Army".

The Old Firm are our two most famous football teams, Celtic and Rangers, and the Tartan Army are the wonderful fans who follow Scotland everywhere, and have won EUFA Fair Play Awards. All three grounds are in the city and are Scotland's largest football stadia: Celtic Park (60,832 seats), Ibrox Stadium (51,082 seats) and Scotland's national football stadium, Hampden Park (52,670 seats).

In 2003 the city was awarded the title of European Capital of Sport.

So there, if you find yourself in Scotland, you must visit this fascinating city. True, you may get rain, but you won't encounter armies of tourists, although many areas of the city radiate a cosmopolitan ambiance. One of our famous visitors was Daniel Defoe. When he visited the city in the early 18th century, he enthusiastically voiced his opinion that it was "the cleanest and beautifullest and best built City in Britain, London excepted".

Glaswegians have a distinct dialect described as the "Glesga patter".

You will love them though, they are so genuine, helpful, and their warmth and friendly banter will stay with you long after you leave Scotland.

Och .... I suppose I am biased ...

GLASGOW'S PURE DEAD BRILLIANT!

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