Vistas, Vittles and Venues: Glasgow, Scotland

Up until recently (4 years or so), I never understood why some people always spent their vacations in the same location. I'm beginning to get it. My choice is still not to go to the same hotel, in the same city, in the same state. However, we do return to Mackinac each year with friends for a long weekend and any chance we get to return to Scotland, we take it.

Yes, we visit Edinburgh; every single time. There are some things we will repeat, however, we will also spend time visiting new locations in this beautiful country.

On our first trip to Scotland, we drove through Glasgow but didn't spend any time there because we'd heard it was a modern city full of just hustle and bustle and higher crime. Thinking it wasn't really a place we would enjoy, we passed it by. Since that first trip, we've read more, watched travel documentaries, and heard from others that Glasgow is an old city with a young-ness feel to it. Hence, we decided to see a little bit of it and decide for ourselves.

Come to May, 2019 and here we are, in the City Centre of Glasgow and sad that we only have one full day to visit here. Throughout the entire day, we both kept saying to the other, "we will be back", "we have to return here", "when we come back, I want to..." and we will return.

The University of Glasgow is outstanding in architecture and location. Kelvingrove Park is stunning. Doulton Fountain is lovely. The Clydeside Distillery tour is fun and educational, and Tim looks forward to tasting their whisky when it's ready. The People's Palace grounds are beautiful and the museum is a nice walk through with some fun hands-on activities for children. These are just the things we got to see/do in one afternoon!

There are so many other things to see and more to do and pubs to have a nosh in!

So, when hearing things from others about a place you might be interested in visiting, stop. Research it for yourself. Talk to more people who've been there. Watch travel docs about it. Reach out to us! But, don't, please allow one or two negative things said by one or two people determine your choice. Gather more information than that. I'm glad we finally did. I'm glad we finally got to experience a little bit of Glasgow. And I'm glad we both want to return. Until next time, enjoy this little view of Glasgow from our lens.