Scotland has a wealth of fantastic cities to explore, with great places to visit as well as excellent restaurants, pubs, shopping and vibrant nightlife.
Some highlights
- Edinburgh – Scotland’s capital and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Discover the medieval Old Town and the Georgian New Town, visit the iconic castle or learn more about Scotland in the excellent National Museum of Scotland.
- Glasgow – Scotland’s most stylish city, with great shopping, wonderful art galleries and excellent museums including the Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, the Riverside Museum and the Science Centre
- Stirling – known as “the brooch which holds Scotland together”, historic Stirling is home to the superb Stirling Castle, the impressive (Sir William) Wallace Monument and the Bannockburn Battlefield Visitor Centre.
- Dundee – this city on Scotland’s east coast has been named as one of the world’s hottest destinations for 2018 by the Wall Street Journal! Dundee is the location of the RSS Discovery, the ship which sailed to the Antarctic with Captain Scott & Ernest Shackleton in 1901, and September 2018 will see the opening of the new V&A Design Museum in the city’s re-vamped waterfront area.
I use all of these, all the time! My granny used to tell me I was “as thrawn as a bag o’ weasels” when I was a wee girl 😂💙🏴The Scots language has words for things no other language bothered to name.
Dreich — that specific grey, damp, miserable weather that isn't quite rain but isn't quite not rain either. The English say "overcast." The Scots say dreich, which sounds exactly like it feels.
Thrawn — stubborn in a particular way. Not just obstinate. Twisted, contrary, determined to do it the wrong way on purpose. There is no English equivalent because English speakers apparently gave up trying to describe this personality type.
Glaikit — vacant. Dopey. The expression on someone's face when the lights are on but nobody is home.
Couthie — warm, friendly, comfortable in a homely way. The feeling of a kitchen that smells like baking and has a dog asleep by the fire.
Wheesht — be quiet. But with feeling. Haud yer wheesht is the full version, and it means be quiet right now and I mean it.
Scunnered — utterly fed up. Beyond tired of something. A level of exasperation English doesn't have a single word for.
Every language reveals the priorities of the people who speak it.
Scottish priorities, apparently, include very specific weather, very specific stubbornness, and very specific silence.
Which one is your favorite? 👇
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Hope everyone has been enjoying the antics of the Tartan Army over in Boston for the World Cup! Glad to see the Glasgow tradition of putting cones on statues is alive and well across the pond 😂⚽️🏴The Scottish fans didn't just bring bagpipes and beer to Boston.
They brought traffic cones for the statues too.
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