Glasgow, Scotland, what to see, where to go?

[minimalistix]

Edinburgh would be fine also.

Side note, I love towns like New York City, Chicago, New Oreleans (prior to Katrina of course)

[Colin]

Edinburgh would be fine also.

Side note, I love towns like New York City, Chicago, New Oreleans (prior to Katrina of course)

As far as I can remember you can catch a bus at the airport in Glasgow that will take you to Edinbugh (not that long of a trip either). If you are staying in hostels check out Brodies Hostel in Edinburgh. Right in the heart of the city and a great place to boot (at least it was 5 years ago) http://www.brodieshostels.co.uk/

[highlander_Daz]

Edinburgh has an airport ! and theres tons of places to stay.

[Colin]

Edinburgh has an airport ! and theres tons of places to stay.

Yeah, but it's usually easier to get deals to Manchester or Glasgow from North America than it is to fly into Edinburgh.

[jfellrath]

I know some of you will call me crazy or even misguided here, but I think one of the greatest things to see in Glasgow is a football match with either Celtic or Rangers. If you're into sports at all, you'll enjoy the heck out of it.

Now, I'd advise heavily against seeing them play EACH OTHER, as that's a war waiting to happen. Plus, you'll never get tickets.

My wife and I attended a Celtic match while we were in Glasgow and had a great time - folks were very friendly and pleased to see Yanks who knew their "fitba" and were interested in their team. And the experience in the stadium itself puts American sports to shame - the fans sing and chant the WHOLE MATCH. It's inspiring.

Advice, though - stick around the stadium after the game and catch a taxi out of there. There's not any tailgating before or afterward, but the area around Celtic Park isn't the greatest neighborhood. I'd advise getting taxis to and from the game if possible. Most folks just head straight out of the stadium and go home or to the local pubs after the game.

Ibrox, where Rangers plays, is a nicer neighborhood, but even then you want to watch yourself. Avoid wearing team colors (green/white for Celtic, blue for Rangers) in either case, IMHO. As another thread said, many pubs and such won't even allow you in if you're wearing football colors because of the violence issue.

Boy, I'm not doing a good job of selling this as a thing to do there, am I? I guess I'll sum up by saying it's GREAT fun (if you're into sports, which we are).

[highlander_Daz]

Theres nothing like an old firm match but again be careful. Parkhead is a superb stadia, there are some great pubs around there. Glasgow has its parts but for me its cons always outweighs its pros. my favourite part is Necropolis its so atmospheric

http://www.headstones.fsnet.co.uk/gnecrop.htm

[Robin]

Ah! another one for the Scotland X Marks gathering 8-)

Early August? ;-)

[minimalistix]

Ah! another one for the Scotland X Marks gathering 8-)

Early August? ;-)

Honestly, I probably could do August.