If my parents knew that I preferred Glasgow to Edinburgh and insist on taking all my tourist guests there, they’d be appalled. My parents remember the Glasgow of the war, of the 40s & 50s – a gritty, ugly, working class city. But I really like it – I find it much more interesting than Edinburgh (gasp – blasphemy!).
One of the city’s mayors, back in the 80s or 90s, started a big ‘transform Glasgow’ initiative and it’s now an exciting city with interesting architecture, museums, galleries, and restaurants. CB & I had two great days in Glasgow – one in the centre of town doing the Hop on Hop Off, then my usual visit to Kelvingrove Museum; then a second day on the south shore where we visited the Science Centre (not as impressive as the Ontario Science Centre, but still pretty good nonetheless), the Burrell collection (amazing – I want to go back there), and a building called House for an Art Lover. Glasgow rocks.
