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Comment	Copy paste from a similar q SOUTH: Go to Pollok Park and see some highland cows, the house gardens and riverside walk, then visit the house or the Burrell Collection (in the same park) which has just reopened and full of art and historical artifact and has a nice cafe. You can walk to the park from Pollokshaws West train station and you can also visit Shawlands by a 20 minute walk up the road - there are plenty of cafes and restaurants there for dinner, as well as another lovely park. It is also where the Battle of Langside took place which is interesting history (a lot of the names of places are based on this). I like Gizzis coffee for food/coffee, and Phillies for pints and bao buns. WEST: Enjoy the Botanics, then the riverside walk to Kelvingrove Park, Kelvingrove Art Gallery, tour the University (lovely architecture), visit the Hunterian, the Riverside Museum etc. West End is probs best for restaurants too - Stravagin or the Bothy for Scottish food, Bar Brett, Crabshakk, Ox and Finch are all good but pricier places for good food. I also like Sylvan in Charing Cross all veggie but really good as well as Hug and Pint. Tchai Ovna is also a fun wee tea shop down Otago Lane but I've heard some mixed reviews recently. Also Ashton Lane for pubs/cocktail bars and food. CENTRE: Do a walking tour of the murals and experience the Georgian architecture of the City Centre and the shopping available, visit the GOMA, and have afternoon tea in the Willow Tea Rooms (which is Charles Rennie Mackintosh inspired, so very 'Glaswegian' by nature). Walk to the Glasgow Cathedral, go to the Necropolis, visit the People's Palace and Glasgow Green, and have a beer and good food at West or Drygate breweries. Merchant City is in this area too with loads of restaurants and bars including that gaming one mentioned in another comment as well as a bunch of vintage shops, the Barra Market (quirky and very longstanding classic covered market with a very wide range of shops) and infamous Barrowland Ballroom is also near here. Alternatively do a hop on hop off bus tour and you can take in some of the sights above in the Centre and West End. One more thing - Loch Lomond is really accessible by train or by a bike route that is entirely off road (you can get a train back). Could visit the Balloch Country Park and see the castle there then go to the Balloch village/the Shores for food and/or kayaking. Also - I'm intrigued by your degree, it sounds interesting that it requires you to move so much. Welcome to Glasgow.
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SOUTH: Go to Pollok Park and see some highland cows, the house gardens and riverside walk, then visit the house or the Burrell Collection (in the same park) which has just reopened and full of art and historical artifact and has a nice cafe. You can walk to the park from Pollokshaws West train station and you can also visit Shawlands by a 20 minute walk up the road - there are plenty of cafes and restaurants there for dinner, as well as another lovely park. It is also where the Battle of Langside took place which is interesting history (a lot of the names of places are based on this). I like Gizzis coffee for food/coffee, and Phillies for pints and bao buns.

WEST: Enjoy the Botanics, then the riverside walk to Kelvingrove Park, Kelvingrove Art Gallery, tour the University (lovely architecture), visit the Hunterian, the Riverside Museum etc. West End is probs best for restaurants too - Stravagin or the Bothy for Scottish food, Bar Brett, Crabshakk, Ox and Finch are all good but pricier places for good food. I also like Sylvan in Charing Cross all veggie but really good as well as Hug and Pint. Tchai Ovna is also a fun wee tea shop down Otago Lane but I've heard some mixed reviews recently. Also Ashton Lane for pubs/cocktail bars and food.

CENTRE: Do a walking tour of the murals and experience the Georgian architecture of the City Centre and the shopping available, visit the GOMA, and have afternoon tea in the Willow Tea Rooms (which is Charles Rennie Mackintosh inspired, so very 'Glaswegian' by nature). Walk to the Glasgow Cathedral, go to the Necropolis, visit the People's Palace and Glasgow Green, and have a beer and good food at West or Drygate breweries. Merchant City is in this area too with loads of restaurants and bars including that gaming one mentioned in another comment as well as a bunch of vintage shops, the Barra Market (quirky and very longstanding classic covered market with a very wide range of shops) and infamous Barrowland Ballroom is also near here.

Alternatively do a hop on hop off bus tour and you can take in some of the sights above in the Centre and West End.

One more thing - Loch Lomond is really accessible by train or by a bike route that is entirely off road (you can get a train back). Could visit the Balloch Country Park and see the castle there then go to the Balloch village/the Shores for food and/or kayaking.

Also - I'm intrigued by your degree, it sounds interesting that it requires you to move so much. Welcome to Glasgow.