Glasgow

kcb

Worth a visit?

For a weekend break, are there things to see in a city centre wander? good shopping? nightlife?

Recommended or not?

kraggy

Glasgow's good for a night out, good clubs if you're into dance music. It's also good for shopping.

But Edinburgh would be better if you're into a touristy kind of weekend. You know, just strolling around and lounging in the gardens on Prince's St.

Also, Edinburgh Castle, Arthur's Seat etc.

BurnsCarpenter

I've been over a few times. Definitely recommend it - great bars, restaurants, shops.

shane86

Had one of the best weekends of my life there last summer. re nightlife, seems to have a few posey bars, but the real craic is to be had in the clubs, theres a few hardcore dance spots. Spent two nights in a row in the Archaos nightclub, its not the most aesthetically pleasing club in terms of decor, however the hundreds of insane Scots lassies dancing their arses off dressed in beachwear more than makes up for it Cheap as chips drink and women who cant get enouh of the irish, they just cant get over the accent, its the place to be.

For afternoon/post club recovery pints I heartily recommend the Failte Irish bar.

Even factoring in the cos of a holiday Inn id reckon its cheaper than 3 nights on the tear back home. Beers rarely exceed the 3.50 euro mark, and takeaways are for next to nothing. Cant recommend oul Glasgae enough, going back as soon as the weather picks up again.

Lisapeep

I've been to both Edinburgh and Glasgow and would choose Edinburgh the next time I go back to visit Scotland. Glasgow is not a pretty city and there are not many interesting tourist sights. We went on the Glasgow open-top bus tour and even though we saw some pretty buildings, they also showed us their motorway, their docklands and alot of other unpretty things too to make up enough things to look at on the trip!!

Having said that, Glasgow has a much better nightlife than Edinburgh. The clubs in Glasgow are amazing. They're so big, there's so many of them (See Sauchiehall Street) and drinks are very cheap! And Glasgow is the second best city for shopping in the UK, after London! Glasgow University also is worth a stroll around. It's a lot like Hogwarts in the Harry Potter books!

kcb

Nice one!

Flights are cheap to get there so I'll do that one alright.

Lisapeep

So you've decided to go to Glasgow?

shane86

kcb wrote: »

Nice one!

Flights are cheap to get there so I'll do that one alright.

Yil have a belter if you stick to the right nightclubs son, let us know how you got on. As Lisa says, tbh Glasgow is a dirty smoke damaged city full of tower blocks, Celtic Park is in the middle of hell apparently, (although the main shopping area is very well kept, Argylle street I think it was. Most clubs are in this general direction iirc), it really is about the beer, tunes and lassies only. But if thats what you want, go for it

Oh, and be prepared for the Scots to repeatedtly ask you to say "thirty three and a third", god knows why but to them its funnier than 10 Billy Connolly DVDs :p

We got a grand room in a travelodge/Holiday Inn (cant recall which, it was one of those chains anyway) about a 5 minute walk from a large square in South Glasgow that is basically the beginning of the cty centre area. Room was very cheap, as our most things there. Across the road is a student bar, American themed, cant recall the name (miht have been The Campus? Its across the road from the hotel anyway) but it owns a large old US yellow schoolbus, i know that. Was a good base in the mornings for a few pints and a game of pool before we hit town. Obviously we didnt get much sleep, a typical day consisted of wakie up after maybe 4 hours, across the rd to the bar to wear off the prev nights excess, game of pool or two, head to town check out the shops get food etc, back to hotel at 5pm, kip for 3 hours, back to the bar for some cheap pre club scoops and then hit the oul Archaos to do it all over again


edit- Ive dug out the original thread from July when I asked for info. Contains a review typed up after 12 hours of drinking on various planes trains and automobiles, so apolgies for the somewhat manic, frothing state of parts of it. The hair on my neck rises reading it again

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055125965

slowharry

posted somewhere before two fat ladies in glasgow one of the best restaurants i've ever been too. 88(hence the name) dumbarton road. its a small spot so you might have to book or get there early. fanny trollops (i kid you not) is nice also good

kraggy

My mates da owns them. There are 3 of them now. 3rd one opened recently.

The first one opened is indeed number 88.

BurnsCarpenter

slowharry wrote: »

posted somewhere before two fat ladies in glasgow one of the best restaurants i've ever been too. 88(hence the name) dumbarton road. its a small spot so you might have to book or get there early. fanny trollops (i kid you not) is nice also good

Also, Mother India is a great restaurant - think there are a couple of locations.
Possibly the best Indian I've ever been to.