Glasgow in Lonely Planet’s top 10 cities 2009
Written by Karen BryanGlasgow has been named as one of the top cities to Visit in the Lonely Planet’s recent Best in Travel 2009 book. Glasgow is the only city in the UK to be named in the ten Top Cities.
Science Mall and Glasgow Tower © bruce89
Now I have to admit some bias here, as although I’m Scottish, I’m from the East Coast and there’s always been a bit of rivalry between Glasgow on the west coast of Scotland and Edinburgh on the east coast. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland but Glasgow is the largest city. Guess what, I prefer Edinburgh for it’s architecture and beautiful geographic location with it’s volcanic peak Arthur’s Seat in Holyrood Park and the coastal views to the Forth Estuary. Glasgow is renowned for shopping and nightlife, neither of which is of interest to me.
Leith, Edinburgh
However there’s much more to see in Scotland than the two major cities. I’d always advocate venturing, even slightly, off the beaten track and visiting smaller cities such as Dundee and Perth.
Desperate Dan statue, Dundee
What’s your opinion? Have you visited Glasgow, would you rate it as a global top ten city?
It isn’t my first chioce but Glasgow does have some interesting characteristics (like their accent).
It can’t be all bad as Glasgow has been nominated as the third UNESCO City of Music: http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/News/Archives/2008/August/UNESCO+City+of+Music.htm
Andy, everyone likes specific cities for their own personal reasons and I’m not dissing Glasgow, I’m merely saying I prefer Edinburgh.
[...] before the merits (or lack thereof) of a trip to Glasgow back in October when Glasgow was in Lonely Planet’s Top Ten Cities and then again it made the list as one of the Guardian’s Top Five UK Cities. It will never [...]
[...] before the merits (or lack thereof) of a trip to Glasgow back in October when Glasgow was in Lonely Planet’s Top Ten Cities and then again it made the list as one of the Guardian’s Top Five UK Cities. It will never [...]