On Friday night we took a brief tour on foot of my home town. And very proud I was too. The friendly city for the friendly games. This is Glasgow, with its best pants on!
The train on the way in, sunshine over the Clyde
A deserted street, no traffic!
Outdoor eating!
Buchanan Precinct, busy with street theatre
Bring it on. Indeed!
He sat very carefully, knees together
These are the beautiful but effective anti terrorism barricades
over entrances to stations etc.
And if you get lost, just follow the lines
In George Sq now, a disrespectful pigeon
James Watt, the steam engine man
paramedics on bikes, a Glasgow cop
We are here, in the big G
George Sq ticket centre
The queue for this bus was round the block
Robert Peel ( we are fond of our statues!)
George Sq looking at the City Chambers
The Hotel where I do all my interviews!
It's right next to Queen St station where the Edinburgh train comes in.
Just to remind you! It's an offence in public.
George Sq looking NE, this was where they filmed World War Z.
This building was American for a fortnight.
A bottle of Buckie..... an empty bottle of Buckie
(an alcoholic delicacy....)
The Cenotaph
There were loads of these....
And these
Burns!
The big G
The shop had loads of these left
But few of these
The slightly 'faster than the bike' response squad
Clyde the mascot
Street Theatre
interested spectator
uninterested spectator
Glasgow Central, bedecked in the Commonwealth colours
Going home
Caro Ramsay 1st August 2014
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Fantastic! Love the photos. Every time I read a book set in Glasgow, I feel nostalgia for the city, even though I've never been there.
ReplyDeleteOne question: Glasgow actually LETS trains from Edinburgh IN?
ReplyDeleteAnd one point of confusion: We're first reminded that drinking in public is offensive (er... an offence), and then two pictures later we have evidence laying upon the sward (see, I COULD have said grass or turf or ground, but I'm a LITERARY fellow) that would suggest lawlessness reigns in Glasgow. Surely, the law IS upheld in the deep north (at least, until it's been drained dry...)
How can you not LOVE a city that calls its river Clyde and has a Jim Croce look alike street performer...not to mention the statues. Did I mention the statues?
ReplyDeleteLove the photos and what's in them. I think I could easily fit right into Glasgow life and the fun therein.
ReplyDeleteEvery time I read a book set in Glasgow, it feels like my kind of city, even when the book is full of murder and mayhem.