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Travel Info If you had three days to spend in Scotland near Edinburgh and Glasgow, what are the things you would see? What about cultural nightlife? Travel Tips Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland, on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. It is the 2nd largest city in Scotland. Popular attractions in Edinburgh: 1 Edinburgh Castle This is the favoured residence of the royals from the 11th century through the 16th century. 2. Tartan Weaving Mill See also the Edinburgh Old Town Weaving Company on Royal Mile 3. Arthur's Seat 4. St. Giles' Cathedral 5. Edinburgh Zoo 6. Scotch Whisky Heritage Culture 7. Museum of Scotland 8. Alien Rock 9. Gorgie City Farm 10. Our Dynamic Earth Other places to visit: 1. Nightlife: has more than 700 pubs & are diverse as the population. 2. Department Stores or places to shop: a. Jenners Department Store b. Palsey Close & Kilt shop on Royal Mile, where tourists flock to find souvenirs. 3. Bank of Scotland at night is a nice view. 4. City Observatory on Cartton Hill. 5. Dugald Stewart Monument 6. Statue of Sherlock Homes, a monument to the author Conan Doyle in Picard Place Place of Leiff Walk. 7. Auditorium of Festival Theater 8. Balmoral Hotel 9. The Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Queen's Official Residence when in Scotland. 10. Ice Rink and Princes Street Gardens 11. Forth Rail Bridge 12. Urquhart Castle along Loch Ness 13. Edinburgh Highlands Popular attractions in Glasglow: 1. Barras 2. Glasgow Cathedral 3. Burrell Collection In 1944, Sir William Burrell, a wealthy art collector, bequethed to the city of Glasgow, more than 600,000 works including pictures. sculptures, furniture and ceramics. It opened in 1983 in a specially designed building in Pollock Park, Glasgow. 4. Glasgow Print Studios 5. AMF Bowling 6. Scotkart 7. Art Exposure Gallery 8. St. Vincent Street Free Church 9. Time Capsule 10. Lloyd Gerome Gallery Every August, there is the World Bagpipe Band Championships in Glasgow! It is sponsored by the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association, draws thousands of bagpipe bands around the world. Source(s): Yahoo travel, Top 10 popular attractions, Edinburgh & Glasgow Yahoo travel, see the 52 pictures of Edinburgh as slideshow Yahoo travel, see the 26 pictures of Glasgow as slideshow Other Travel Tips The Castle, go shopping on Princes street, and the big black tower. the glasgow science museam is good it has loads of cool things to try out or edinburgh zoo is a fun day out! I would do one of the ghost tours in Edinburgh. They are a bit hoaky, but a lot of fun. (No we didnt see any ghosts) The castle in Edinburgh is a must. The Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow is one of the coolest museums I have ever visited. Find someplace to get some good haggis! It rocks. Seriously. all i saw was the castle the culture is the pub Go see my uncle Jack. He is the coolest guy in town. |
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