Things to See and Do
There’s a few things in Glasgow that are worth spending the day visiting. The things that make Glasgow significant and have shaped it’s development of the past couple of hundred years, most notably through the industrial revolution.
Glasgow Cathedral
At a ripe old age of 700 years and without the massive grandeur of English cathedrals, Glasgow Cathedral isn’t the most jaw-dropping piece of architecture you’ll come across.
It’s very much of the understated Gothic style that doesn’t say “whoa check me out, I’m the result of hundreds of years of religious wealth” and you’d think “hmm, it looks pretty dirty”, but it’s meant to look that way. To you know, fool you a bit, because inside is where this place really knocks you for six.
The cathedral actually consists of two distinct separate parts – an upper and a lower church, each feeling a bit different as you wander through the centre aisle. At the very back, there’s also an undercroft/crypt type series of rooms that loops around the back underside of the cathedral with incredible vaulted ceilings that give you that “this is where some taboo, medieval skullduggery took place” kind of feeling. Definitely worth checking out. Free too.
Riverside Museum
Ships! Trains! Trams! This is where the story of travel and transport in Scotland is told, at Glasgow’s new Riverside Museum on the banks of the Clyde.
Here you’ll find a complete wall covered in different models of cars, a massive steam train that was once used in South Africa during apartheid times and more info about bikes than you thought you could learn under one roof.
It’s a bit of a way out of the centre of the city, but the new 100 bus takes you straight there from Central Station. The Riverside Museum is another free attraction. Doing alright cash wise so far aren’t we?
