July 20, 2018

Glasgow and Edinburgh, Scotland

Glasgow Glasgow (which means “Green Place,” according to my friend, Steven, who is from Glasgow) was established in the 6th century, and it was a small fishing village with 1500 people. In 1100, they got a Bishop and a cathedral. Glasgow grew when tobacco lords wanted to build, and they left when immigrants wanted to live there, which made it become “slummy.”   There is a bridge over the River Clyde that is called the Garbles, which connected the city to a leper colony. When people came across the bridge from the leper colony, they had to ring a bell and cover themselves. They also had to have their own…