New to scotland?
Whether if you are an international student, post-grad or generally have an interest in Scotland, our society would like to welcome you to our information page :)
you'd be glad to know that Scotland has a world-renowned education system and is home to a diverse and internationally successful higher education sector (including Strathclyde), however coming over here for the first time can be daunting at first as the culture shift can be huge!!!
So here at the Hong Kong society we would like to provide you with a little insight and facts for more guidance within Scotland and more specifically Glasgow.
you'd be glad to know that Scotland has a world-renowned education system and is home to a diverse and internationally successful higher education sector (including Strathclyde), however coming over here for the first time can be daunting at first as the culture shift can be huge!!!
So here at the Hong Kong society we would like to provide you with a little insight and facts for more guidance within Scotland and more specifically Glasgow.
Facts about Scotland
Population : 5 million
Capital City: Edinburgh Languages : English, Gaelic Monetary Unit: 1 pound sterling = 100 pence Some interesting facts...
Glasgow
Transport Within GlasgowThere is an underground subway system within the city which conveniently takes you to most areas within the city. An all day ticket costs around £2.60.
here is the glasgow subway mark detailing all of the destination: http://www.spt.co.uk/subway/maps-stations/ The main bus terminal is in Buchanan Bus station which has links to all of the UK website: http://www.spt.co.uk/bus/bus-stations/buchanan-bus-station/ address: Buchanan Street Bus Station, Killermont St, Glasgow G2 3NW Glasgow has two major train stations 'Glasgow Central Station' and 'Queen street station' Glasgow central: most local services run from here, in addition all services to and from England use this station. http://www.networkrail.co.uk/glasgow-central-station/departures-arrivals/ Queen street staion: the main line to Edinburgh, plus services to Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness and the Western Highlands — operate from Queen Street station. http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/glq.aspx Great places to eat within the cityThai food: we'd highly recommend Thairiffic in sauchiehall street. For our full opinion on this restaurant check out our blog (under the 'EVENT BLOG' tab) in which we raved about its epicness!
http://www.thairifficrestaurant.com/ Chinese food: Loon fung, china blue, china town or see woo restauranthttp://www.loonfungglasgow.co.uk/ http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g186534-d1646012-Reviews-China_Blue-Glasgow_Scotland.html http://www.seewoo.com/glasgow http://www.chinatownglasgow.com/ Super fun facts about scotland
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