Glasgow the city build on Tobacco

If you have ever wanted to know where much of the American tobacco money went before the Revolutionary War than look into a visit to Scotland. When I traveled to Glasgow I had no idea of the rich history that tied into United States History. The city is small and we stayed for 3 nights. This was the perfect amount of time to get everything done and still have some down time to visit a pub or two. The city of Glasgow is very pretty and the bright red brick is something not every Scottish city has. I recommend getting the bus tour. It as rather cheap for a day ticket especially if you are student, we paid 8 euros each, and it takes you the best sites while you can listen to facts and information about the city. The stops are easy to find and we actually had one within a minute or two from our B&B.

Yes, we did not stay in a hostel, but a B&B. I would recommend staying in a hostel instead however because it was awkward coming in late at night. The place we stayed at was managed by a cute little old lady who made us toast and tea each morning, but if you want a more fun youthful atmosphere I would recommend the Glasgow youth hostel. It is a bit out of the way, but it is near the University which boasts the best pub and nightlife and has cheaper food. With prices between 10-19 euros a night the hostel is clean and warm. The night we walked by the hostel we saw tons of college aged 20 somethings and they seemed to be having loads of fun.
In Glasgow the best sites are defiantly the Glasgow Cathedral, the Necropolis, and the train station itself. These are all gorgeous and feel erie they are so old. The Kelvingrove is one of the best museums I have been to. They offer a wide variety of historic art including the famous portrait of Henry the VIIIs wife Anne Boleyn.

The best thing we did while in Glasgow was take a bus out to Rothwell Castle. This Castle is breathtaking! We had the entire site to ourselves because not many tourists now about the castle. It is rather hidden in a small town just 20 minutes form Glasgow city centre. We paid maybe 5 euro to see the castle and the nice curator gave us his own information book to read about the castles history. It is one of the only remaining 15th century castles and was involved in battle many times. They are currently trying to reconstruct some of the castle to make it more accessible, but the majority of the right side is still intact. Be wary if you are in any way afraid of hights because this castle has some steep circular stairs that are barely there.

The only downside of our visit to Glasgow was that we flew into the Peswick Airport. This airport is far and I mean very far from Glasgow and we could not even take the bus because we flew in to late at night and were leaving too early in the morning. The train was still running when we got in but was an hour ride and then we had to taxi to the B&B still. The best solution would be to travel during the day or travel from another Scottish city such as Edinburgh. Edinburg is roughly an hour and half away and boasts the famous Edinburgh castle and tons of historic sites and shopping.