You may need to pack an empty bag when you take cheap flights to Glasgow - this is a fantastic city for shopping. Buchanan Street, Argyle Street, and Sauchiehall Street are the places to flash the cash. One thing you'll definitely need is a waterproof jacket. The weather is described, kindly, as unpredictable. Just as well then that Glasgow is a city with a superb array of attractions. It never rains indoors.
Scotland's largest city is located on the River Clyde, west central Scotland, an hour's drive from Edinburgh, the capital. In the 19th and early 20th centuries it was the second city of the British Empire. Its business was ship-building and engineering and the legacy of those days is obvious.
The streets of Glasgow are lined with handsome Victorian and Edwardian buildings, beautifully carved stonework on the exteriors and lavishly decorated interiors. The work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the architect and designer, is synonymous with Glasgow. The Glasgow School of Art is considered by many to be his masterpiece, but the Willow Tea Rooms in Sauchiehall Street, which he designed, are perhaps more immediately accessible - for breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea.
More than the public buildings and museums, it's Glasgow's gregarious spirit that wows the visitor. Fizzing and crackling, it can only be described, in best, broadest, Glaswegian, as pure gallas.