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Post by accykeef on Jan 3, 2012 20:31:12 GMT
We are going to Glasgow for a few days in a few months and we are looking at accomodation in the centre. The problem is, we are not sure where the centre is. I have heard of Sauchiehaul Street but it looks like a shopping street.
We need to be within striking distance of the SECC but are open to suggestions, does anyone know a local who could advise us?
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Post by trevnhil on Jan 4, 2012 8:25:44 GMT
Well I will ask my Daughter and her Husband who live on the western outskirts. But really I wouldn't hold my breath as they seem very late in sending any replies  Google street view may be a good help to judge the area around the SECC Trev.. |
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Post by pompeypete on Jan 6, 2012 2:41:45 GMT
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Post by accykeef on Jan 6, 2012 7:01:54 GMT
Thanks Pete
Mrs Keef has been searching and has found a possible B&B near to the Cathedral and Necropolis. We think it might be better to stay outside the centre, where it will be quieter.
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Post by Bondee on Jan 8, 2012 14:56:38 GMT
One of my friends used to live in the Queens Park area which was quite pleasant, ie about as pleasant as Glasgow gets. IIRC there's quite a few small hotels opposite Queens Park itself and the train journey to Central takes about 10 minutes.
I can highly recommend a walk around the Necropolis, but make sure you do it during the hours of daylight. The "Bucky drinking ned" tends to appear after dark!
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Post by trevnhil on Jan 8, 2012 16:15:51 GMT
And if I was visiting Glasgow I would just have to visit the Riverside Museum of Transport.
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Post by accykeef on Jan 10, 2012 15:02:42 GMT
Necropolis is on our list and the Transport museum sounds good, we like things like that.
Is 'The Bucky Drinking Ned' the Scottish Cousin of 'Icky the Bare Bum Fire Bobby' who roamed the fields near our house looking for naughty children?
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Post by trevnhil on Jan 10, 2012 15:08:52 GMT
Is 'The Bucky Drinking Ned' the Scottish Cousin of 'Icky the Bare Bum Fire Bobby' who roamed the fields near our house looking for naughty children? Are you on those 'magic mushrooms' again  ?  Trev.. |
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Post by WillowTheWhisp on Jan 12, 2012 8:08:57 GMT
So you got threatened with "Icky t'fire bobby" too did you Keef? My Mum always used him as the ultimate threat for misbehaving children.
On the subject of Glasgow all I know about it is that we drive through as quickly as possible on our way up to the Highlands. Never felt tempted to stop apart from the one time when we needed a small gardening implement and popped into a small shop where the shopowner looked at me baffled when I asked for a gardening trowel - until I pointed one out to him and he said "Ah yon wee spadey thing."
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Post by accykeef on Jan 12, 2012 9:20:47 GMT
Language can be a problem sometimes. In a former life, I did some support computer work for a firm that did injection moulding. One of their expensive machines stopped working and an engineer had to come over from the parent company in Holland to repair it. I was in the office when the boss was asking the engineer what the problem was. The engineer told the boss that he had to order a 'water sheep'. Everyone in the office looked baffled until he produced a spares book, written in Dutch, and pointed to a hyrdraulic ram.
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Post by andyo on Feb 27, 2012 22:36:26 GMT
Hi, sorry for coming in so late, have you got accommodation in Glasgow? If not, there's a Crown Plaza, Campanile and Hilton Garden Inn right next to the SECC and many others not far away. The SECC is within walking distance of the City Centre which is excellent for a night out - forget all of the 'No Mean City' nonsense, Glasgow City Centre is probably safer than Morecambe (no offence intended) or indeed my home town. I'm sure you'll enjoy your visit.
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Post by accykeef on Feb 29, 2012 16:47:47 GMT
Thanks Andy all sorted but not sure how good it will be - sounds ok from the description in 'The Big Issue'  Only kidding, we are staying up near the Cathedral, which is a bit away from the SECC but we opted for that as we are only at the SECC for 1 night. We don't tend to stay out late so encounters with late night drunken highlanders are fairly unlikely. Glasgow has a reputation for stabbings and muggings but if I keep an eye on Mrs Keef, the population should be safe enough. |
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Post by andyo on Feb 29, 2012 20:13:55 GMT
Ha ha, we should be safe enough then. Just give Mrs Keef a bottle of Buckfast from your minibar and she'll be quite happy. Enjoy your visit. Thanks Andy all sorted but not sure how good it will be - sounds ok from the description in 'The Big Issue' Only kidding, we are staying up near the Cathedral, which is a bit away from the SECC but we opted for that as we are only at the SECC for 1 night. We don't tend to stay out late so encounters with late night drunken highlanders are fairly unlikely. Glasgow has a reputation for stabbings and muggings but if I keep an eye on Mrs Keef, the population should be safe enough. |
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Post by accykeef on Feb 29, 2012 20:35:35 GMT
Transport Museum, Drink some beer, Necropolis, Drink some more beer, whince at the price of the City Tour, eat something unhealthy, Walk Along the River, Drink some more beer, ask a man with ginger hair if he is going rusty, put teeth in pocket for later, try to eat something which requires chewing, wash it down with beer, get totally lost on way home and end up asking a lamp post for directions, get confused between a taxi and a police car, regret drinking far too much beer.
Anything special we should do on the following day or put ourselves on a repeat cycle?
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Post by andyo on Feb 29, 2012 23:05:14 GMT
I think you could do most of it again the next day Seriously though, if you like Indian/Pakistani food, take a taxi to the Village restaurant in Nelson Street, the food is amazing (doesn't sell alcohol though :  . I say take a taxi, because it's across the river from the city centre in a mainly commercial area, but worth the effort if Asian food's your thing. There are many other restaurants but I like Asian food, so can't comment on them so much. On the subject of taxis, black hackney cabs are reliable, some of the private hires (ordinary cars) can be a bit iffy. Beer is good. There are many good pubs in the City, like the Horseshoe Bar (traditional Scottish pub frequented by professionals) and the Counting House, (Wetherspoons pub in a converted bank) in George Square. They get busy around 5pm. Apart from that you've pretty well summed up a couple of days in Glasgow. Oh, apart from the excellent Transport Museum, you might want to visit the Burrell Collection, Kelvinrove Museum and Art Gallery and the People's Palace - if you can fit one of them in between beers, you might enjoy. I am sure your visit will change your perception of Glasgow. Andy Transport Museum, Drink some beer, Necropolis, Drink some more beer, whince at the price of the City Tour, eat something unhealthy, Walk Along the River, Drink some more beer, ask a man with ginger hair if he is going rusty, put teeth in pocket for later, try to eat something which requires chewing, wash it down with beer, get totally lost on way home and end up asking a lamp post for directions, get confused between a taxi and a police car, regret drinking far too much beer. Anything special we should do on the following day or put ourselves on a repeat cycle? |
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. I say take a taxi, because it's across the river from the city centre in a mainly commercial area, but worth the effort if Asian food's your thing. There are many other restaurants but I like Asian food, so can't comment on them so much. On the subject of taxis, black hackney cabs are reliable, some of the private hires (ordinary cars) can be a bit iffy. Beer is good. There are many good pubs in the City, like the Horseshoe Bar (traditional Scottish pub frequented by professionals) and the Counting House, (Wetherspoons pub in a converted bank) in George Square. They get busy around 5pm. Apart from that you've pretty well summed up a couple of days in Glasgow. Oh, apart from the excellent Transport Museum, you might want to visit the Burrell Collection, Kelvinrove Museum and Art Gallery and the People's Palace - if you can fit one of them in between beers, you might enjoy.