Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Where to eat in Glasgow?

Rating:★★★★★
Category:Other

As we've only stayed in Glasgow for close to 3 days we didn't get a chance to try many restaurants but the two we did try deserve to be mentioned.

The Sir John Moore
A pub from the Wetherspoon-group. I haven't been to any of their other venues but if this is the standard I certainly will. Good atmosphere and great food!
http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/home/pubs/the-sir-john-moore

Molly Malones
An Irish Pub obviously ;-)
It was a terrific experience to see a live match here between Celtic and that other Glasgow club. And the food and the beer are great as well! Just looking at the menu makes my mouth water ;-)
http://www.malonesglasgow.co.uk/

Looking forward to checking out more Glasgow restaurants!

How to get around in Scotland?

Rating:★★★★★
Category:Other
Well, you can of course always rent a car, something we will certainly do when we'll visit the Highlands, but what if you cannot drive a car?

We didn't travel much in Scotland but we did go from Edinburgh to Glasgow and back. First I wanted to go by train but a friend from Scotland gave me a great tip: why not go by bus?

The buses are very very cheap indeed (just check this site: http://uk.megabus.com/default.aspx) and it's very easy to buy a ticket online.
The drivers are professionals and there is enough space to sit.

So if you want to go from A to B in Scotland cheap, fast and quite comfortable consider taking a bus ;-)

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Surgeon's Hall Edinburgh

Rating:★★★★★
Category:Other

There are many nice things to visit in Edinburgh (see the pictures) but there's one where I wasn't allowed to take pics but which you should still visit:
Surgeon's Hall.
It's very interesting and has this great atmosphere of the Victorian days. Even if you are not interested in medicine this is well worth a visit.

http://www.museum.rcsed.ac.uk/content/content.aspx
http://www.rcsed.ac.uk/site/455/default.aspx