Hi Andrew
I was in Glasgow two weeks ago and took a walk to The Clutha.
I looked in the window of the pop-up charity shop (set up to aid the victims and families) opposite the Holiday Inn and looked at the murals on the wall of the scene of the tragedy, but I had no idea that there was a bar (The Clutha Bar) inside there still. I just saw the Victoria Bar next to it.
I don't think you'll have any issues going in for a drink. My experiences from when I lived in Glasgow, were that the folks are amongst the friendliest you could come across - especially from my experience in the bars.
I know this is not the view of all (ask Jim)
A few yards past the Holiday Inn is The Scotia - Glasgow's oldest pub from 1792 (had to look at the photo I took on my phone for that date).
I drank in there decades ago so I've no idea what it's like now.
If you're rambling about town, pop into the
Princes Square Shopping Centre if you've not been in there before. It's on Buchanan St just two streets from the station. I love it in there. It's not huge but it's nice to look at and there are some nice eateries on the bottom floor.
And if you don't go for your seafood, I would highly recommend
The Western Club for a meal.
Vera and I wanted somewhere quiet, but with a quality feel, to have a meal the other week and we traipsed around most of the high-vaulted ceiling restaurants in the city centre before almost giving up. The high-vaulted ceiling places seemed very busy - thus popular - but were a bit too noisy. However, when we got to The Western Club (off Buchanan St - Exchange Square) we were puzzled.
We couldn't see in and the door was locked. There was a buzzer and a sign asking for it to be pressed if you wanted the restaurant. In two minds about whether to go anywhere else (as this seemed a bit weird), we rang the buzzer and asked if we needed to book a table. Apparently, we didn't and a smartly dressed young waitress was dispatched from the upper floor to meet us in the lobby and escort us to the first floor.
There was an eerie silence to the place and as we entered there was only a few other couples who were dining but this didn't put us off as the place was luxurious. We sat next to the window with a view of the Gallery of Modern Art.
The food was extremely good and I'll forget about the pricey bill long before I'll forget about the tastes and the ambience.
I'm looking forward to going there again (it's actually a private members club next to the Pink shirts shop) when I'm next in town.
And if you walk from Buchannan Street into Exchange Square on Royal Bank Place you'll see a clothes shop called AllSaints Spitalfields. I would be interested to know if you are as impressed with their window display as much as I am. It blew my mind a bit
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2002 A8 D2 S8 FE -
"Red Dwarf" - Misano Red - Platinum/Silver Interior, PDC, Sat Nav Plus with BOSE and hidden Dension Bluetooth, Multi-changer, Heated Front Seats, Bi-Xenons, FE Wheels, Phone Prep with Nokia 6210, Detachable Towbar, Rear Blinds, S8 plate but no other optional extras
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2002 A8L D2 with a factory fitted S8 engine and drivetrain - "Evergreen" - Irish Green Pearl (TBC) - magnolia leather seats with magnolia door cards/door trims, magnolia leather head-lining, extended leather pack 3 (dark green leather dash, upper door cards, steering wheel, lower dash, centre tunnel and rear parcel shelf), factory black external trim (in lieu of chrome), self-levelling suspension, Servotronic, Brembo brakes, "gullideckel" / "man-hole cover" / "pie-plate" 8Jx18 polished 10-hole design wheels typically seen on the W12, Park Distance Control, heated windscreen, multifunction steering wheel, Vavona burl (burr-walnut) wood inserts with cream/magnolia door switch trims, phone preparation to the front with Nokia 6091 phone, phone preparation to the rear with Nokia 6091 phone on the central rear console, third phone preparation in the rear centre console, rear blinds, rear headrest release feature, rear electric heated seats with lumbar and recline function (the rear passenger seat has the facility to move the front passenger seat forward), BOSE audio, Rear Screen Entertainment (RSE) with dual factory fitted Alpine screens, integrated DVD player (under the centre of the rear bench with 4 DVD storage slots) and two remote controls (the controls and inputs for the RSE are in the rear centre console and the screens can operate independently of each other,) factory supplied leather headrest covers to hide the rear screens, rear vanity mirrors (standard A8L), dark green rear wedge footrests with cream piping, front passenger memory seat, dark green floor carpeting and mats – piped in cream, rear slumber pillows for the headrests, integrated fridge with integrated tumblers inside the rear centre headrest bar compartment, solar roof, auto-dimming interior and exterior mirrors, factory driver’s seat fire extinguisher, tire pressure monitoring system, first aid kit, 12 V socket in the boot, TRACKER, derestricted – top speed is 155mph plus
2007 A6 Allroad C6 3.0TDI Quattro - Highland Green (Audi Exclusive Colour) - Cream leather interior with Wood, Advanced MMI, Keyless, Bose, Advanced PDC, Sunroof, Heated Memory Seats, Adaptive Xenons, Adaptive Air Suspension, Servotronic
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2002 A8 D2 2.8 Quattro Sport -
"Big Red" - Tornado Red (Special Order) - Twist Interior, PDC, Passenger Memory Seats, Symphony II with BOSE, Heated Front Seats, Bi-Xenons, Auto-dimming Mirrors, 20" FE Wheels, Servotronic Steering
2002 A8 D2 2.8 Quattro Sport - Aqua Blue Pearl - Twist Interior, PDC, Sat Nav Plus with BOSE, Multi-changer, Heated Front Seats, Bi-Xenons, Auto-dimming Mirrors, Avus Wheels
