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Author	crazygoldfi5h
Comment	Ok you will be fine as a tourist, Glasgow starts to get cold in October so check out the weather before you come. Fridays and Saturday nights are busy as you would expect. Best way to get a feel for the city and to see the typical tourist stuff is the hop on bus. https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Products-g186534-zfg11873-a_contentId.102864684945+10401467932-Glasgow_Scotland.html another site to give you some guidance. https://peoplemakeglasgow.com/see-do/tours-trails City centre of Glasgow has tonnes of bars and restaurants, so you won’t struggle to find a friendly place. The Pot Still bar is a very tourist friendly pub, the bar staff are great and will recommend a whiskey if you want to try some. https://thepotstill.co.uk/ If you haven’t booked accommodation then I would do that soon. The only street I would avoid is Union street, it’s a bit scummy, the main entrance to central station can be quite busy. Like any major train station, you will see some homeless folks or some less desirable types Buchanan Street is the more higher end type stores for shopping, argyle street between Buchanan street and Queen street is fine, but gets a bit meh you head past queen street towards the tron gate area, near salt market. I would wander past saltmarket into the Carlton area. Sauchiehall street is fine, lots of shops near Buchanan Galleries. Candleriggs area in Glasgow has plenty of good bars and spots to eat. The west end is a nice spot, Kelvin Grove Park and some museums in that area. Ashton lane and areas near it have lots of nice places to eat and drink. Hope this helps and enjoy!
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Ok you will be fine as a tourist, Glasgow starts to get cold in October so check out the weather before you come. Fridays and Saturday nights are busy as you would expect.

Best way to get a feel for the city and to see the typical tourist stuff is the hop on bus.

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Products-g186534-zfg11873-a_contentId.102864684945+10401467932-Glasgow_Scotland.html

another site to give you some guidance.

https://peoplemakeglasgow.com/see-do/tours-trails

City centre of Glasgow has tonnes of bars and restaurants, so you won’t struggle to find a friendly place.

The Pot Still bar is a very tourist friendly pub, the bar staff are great and will recommend a whiskey if you want to try some.

https://thepotstill.co.uk/

If you haven’t booked accommodation then I would do that soon.

The only street I would avoid is Union street, it’s a bit scummy, the main entrance to central station can be quite busy. Like any major train station, you will see some homeless folks or some less desirable types

Buchanan Street is the more higher end type stores for shopping, argyle street between Buchanan street and Queen street is fine, but gets a bit meh you head past queen street towards the tron gate area, near salt market.

I would wander past saltmarket into the Carlton area.

Sauchiehall street is fine, lots of shops near Buchanan Galleries.

Candleriggs area in Glasgow has plenty of good bars and spots to eat.

The west end is a nice spot, Kelvin Grove Park and some museums in that area. Ashton lane and areas near it have lots of nice places to eat and drink.

Hope this helps and enjoy!