Travel Reference
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RIVERSIDE MUSEUM
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Glasgow's rapidly developing waterfront has been graced with a magnificent new
home for the collections of the former Museum of Transport. Designed by Iraqi archi-
tect Zaha Hadid, the Riverside Museum is an extraordinary building with a sinuous metal-
lic roof intended to evoke a series of waves, symbolising the city's historic link with ship-
building. The three-masted sailing ship
Glenlee
, built in 1896, is now moored outside the
museum. (
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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND
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Closed for two years, Edinburgh's leading museum reopened its doors in 2011 after a
major reconstruction that saw its exhibition space extended, and the Grand Gallery re-
stored to its original Victorian splendour. (
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ROBERT BURNS BIRTHPLACE MUSEUM
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Located in Burns' home village of Alloway, this new museum showcases an impress-
ive collection of manuscripts and personal possessions, including the pistols Burns
carried when he was employed as an excise man. (
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CASTLE TERRACE
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TV chef Tom Kitchin has added to the success of his Leith restaurant by opening
Castle Terrace in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle. Within a year of opening in 2010 it
had garnered its first Michelin star. (
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SOUTH LOCH NESS TRAIL
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The latest addition to Scotland's collection of waymarked hiking trails wends its way
for 28 miles along the southern side of Loch Ness, allowing walkers and cyclists to
explore this little-visted part of the country. (
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AUBERGE CARNISH
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The white sands and turquoise waters of Uig Bay (Traighe Uig) on the remote west
coast of Lewis are famous for their beauty. Guests at this new, ecofriendly hotel (just
five rooms) can wake up to that view every morning. (
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