I hate Glasgow (or the Glasgow Top Five)

Ok, so perhaps the above title is not quite accurate. Unfortunately, "I didn't like Glasgow as much as I liked Edinburgh" or "It rained a lot and was a bit miserable in Glasgow" just aren't as catchy as "I hate Glasgow". Another alternative title, I guess, could be "Glasgow: it ain't Edinburgh".

Now, it may have been the weather that could be affecting my judgement of Glasgow. But I do think that Glasgow is just that little bit gloomier than Edinburgh. Afterall, it did rain in Edinburgh as well.

So I think the best thing I can do so as not to totally talk down Glasgow, is to give you a list of the top 5 things I found in Glasgow:

1. The City Chambers.
A beautiful building, dating back to 1888, and decorated with a very fine attention to detail. When it opened, it had exceeded the budget by about three and a half thousand pounds, but the result is money well spent. There's even a room decorated in Tasmanian timber, and another which features satinwood from Queensland (what taste!). On top of that, entry and a guided tour is free!

I got to pretend to be Lord Provost and sit in his chair!

This Lord Provost very cleverly guaranteed that his picture will remain on display even though there is limited displaying room available and some of the portraits are rotated- He got a famous, up and coming artist to paint this very mordern portrait of him.

2. The statue of The Duke of Wellington on his horse outside The Museum of Modern Art, wearing a traffic cone on his head.
Apparently he always wears the traffic cone on his head,despite the fact that the city council removes it daily! I don't blame him really, at least it keeps the pigeon poo off of his head.

3. This teddy bear wearing my old Norwood Primary School uniform.
I was tempted to buy her, but she cost thirty-four pounds!

4. The city coat of arms, featuring Saint Mungo, the fish with the ring in it's mouth, a bird, a tree, and a bell.
The coat of arms and symbols from it are all over the city. I quite like the pride that Glaswegians take in their city and their history, even though it's not Edinburgh.
5. Merchant City.
Well, obviously somewhere you can buy food is going to be a highlight of any city for me! Merchant City gives you a large number of restaurants to choose from in a small area. I like the sign and archway at the entrance too.