Glasgow

Actually, I picked this photo as a joke, since so many people had warned me about how dangerous Glasgow is.

And I'm sure it's true if you're wandering in the wrong neighborhoods after dark. But in the middle of the city, in the middle of the day, it was a lot less scary than many places I've been.

I left my luggage at the train station and spent an afternoon having lunch, visiting the very interesting Gallery of Modern Art, and people-watching on Buchanan Street. There's nothing overtly charming about Glasgow, but on the other hand, it isn't overrun with tourists either. It's a little drab, Northern European, more like Dublin than Edinburgh.