Jewels of Glasgow

Glasgow offers cherished jewels beyond its wisdom; it boasts history, heritage, industry, innovation, architecture, and academia pulsating through its veins of roads, avenues, and motorways.

Glasgow features a heart that beats 24/7, a beat that enriches many who visit and see the spirit of the city as they search for their unique form of intrigue and magic.

Glasgow is easy to reach by all types of travel, served by two international airports, Glasgow & Prestwick (famous for the only spot that Elvis ,The King, Presley, set foot in the united kingdom), 2 major railway stations 1 servicing passages to the south and the other heading north. The west line, includes the summertime train to ‘hogwarts’ from the Harry Potter books) you will find motorway connections for automobiles and buses in addition to lots of designated cycle paths and footpaths taking in some of Scotland’s very best landscapes, including ‘The West Highland Way’ which starts in a suburb towards the north west of the city not far from Glasgow holiday rentals.

Inside Glasgow there is architecture to fulfill even the most skeptical of tourists. There is a wealth to supply the appetite of fans of Rennie Mackintosh as well as Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson, which are but 2 of the popular and famous; but the treasures are nestled in the streets of the city, learn to walk with your head up and be surprised at the multitude of unparalleled designs that provide an amazing skyline, that is Glasgow.

The Glasgow skyline continues to be improved upon on a daily basis as Glasgow builds towards the 2014 Commonwealth Games, which are being hosted in Glasgow. The sites are just about all complete and The Sir Chris Hoy velodrome will host many international events before, during, and after the games, all part of the legacy promised. There are plenty of Glasgow city rentals to pick so you can enjoy the Commonwealth Games.

International dishes, embraces tastes from all the corners of the globe, the taste buds will go nuts with the spices and tangy flavors of a large number of international dishes, occasionally adding a sweet taste to please the local population who definitely have a sweet tooth. Being brought up on a diet of ‘Irn-Bru’ our national amber nectar, it’s a soft drink, not the other amber nectar whisky which we’re also famous for. You may decide to go on a distillery tour and taste that.

An element of the Glasgow background is the industrial heritage, the great founders and inventors, John Logie Baird is to name only one. Academics such as Lord Kelvin, Stevenson and, Rankine provide the foundation for a number of Scotland universities: Glasgow University, Strathclyde University, Glasgow Caledonian University and, University of the West of Scotland. Each have their own specific reputation in research and learning.