Observing life in Glasgow, Scotland, the UK, Europe and Worldwide; be they movies, tv, travels, food or eccentricities. . .
Interesting this one, with all the walking about of the last few weeks, I’d noticed this wee gem somewhere in the West End of Glasgow.
This is even more interesting, as the @fifthwallvc, is actually a corporate, international investment group?
Interesting
CB
This art is located in Ruthven Lane, just off from Byres Road, and is a porthole into a good many, smaller shops and organisations.
Am not sure, but this signature looks like its “Dan Leo” and have searched for him to see if he has other work to his name.
He appears to be not only highly talented, but also to specialise in large, street murals – well done!
CB
What a surprise, a look at Glasgow’s quite small Christmas Market, dinner at a new restaurant on a very busy Glasgow Friday night, and then a completely pleasant walk into a very bright George Square – superb.
It started between the Xmas market, where we noticed a well known busker, Ben Montieth, who was an opener for Emilie Sands a few years ago, drawing a large crowd:
To a walk along Buchanan Street, itself very well lit up!
To the lights in George Square themselves, where my first impression was the simple amount of them! It turned the night into day, with many photo opportunities. First were the lights on the City Hall,
To various shots that included the Nativity Scene and some reindeer.
To the final shot, where a good deal of people, including our party, took a shot of themselves inside a lighted, hollow sphere.
I think it’s a Christmas bulb?
CB
One of the better things during these COVID days, if there could be one, is the fact that many people here in Glasgow, Scotland, and presumably in the UK, have been forced to stay on the island and see what we have here.
Specifically here in Glasgow, the local council decided to pedestrianise the Kelvin Way; a tree line boulevard that separates our Kelvingrove Park, from Glasgow University.
I went for a brief walk there recently, and noticed this again, free from cars, though not from the odd insane bicyclist!
In addition, I had a shot of our wonderful bandstand, that at one stage a few years ago was borderline derelict, but now looks splendid, particularly when we have sun!
CB
Another walk in the West End (I really need to go to the city centre more often, and I did, last Friday to see the illuminations in George Square, report to follow), and I came across a couple of new works, apparently from the same street artist, “Silva”?
Silva’s Work
Not really sure what to make of it, though there has been a glut of this during the recent lockdowns, but have been unable to ascertain just who they are? Though to the left, there appears to be some address; @silva.project, which is apparently their Instagram account; worth a look.
Though they do, apparently, like the female form.
CB
I hadn’t been here for a few years, when all of a sudden I wanted to go out last night.
I must say, that the prices are high, and certainly higher than the last time that I was here; regardless, I thought it was a world class meal.
Albondigas (meat balls), Pollo rebozados (battered chicken), Queso (cheese), Croquetas (croquettes)
I also noticed that the red wine we chose, Cal y Canto, I thought I had seen before in “fine” supermarkets, but it still tasted quite nice (superb even!).
This raises the question, why does this happen? Why is it, if I had bought the wine and taken it home to consume, it would not have been so good?
CB
As I am still under the weather a wee bit, my aim is to blog a bit more than lately!
I’m not sure if these photos have appeared before on this blog, but they are part of the new development at Glasgow University (along University Avenue), here in Glasgow, stemming from the mammoth expansion of the university, see below:
This week I’ll include even more. Believe me, it is huge with some completion date, well into the future.
Equally, will blog on my TV of the Week, and more Cafes.
Also, will take a look at another Glasgow neighbourhood, this time; Garnethill.
CB
As I am still under the weather due to a recent surgery, there is not much travel (I had to cancel several trips), but we still have many things to look at both in the arts and in Glasgow, Scotland, and the UK
If you have not been under a rock, COP26 is still here until Friday, and I will put some more shots of the proceedings during the week. Like below, where a protest with Greta Thunberg was happening on the weekend:
Also, we’ve a new bakery here call Lily Bakes Cakes, they are in the West End and are completely lethal! Honestly, they are sickening in a good way, and though I am not sure if I posted before, due to the fact that they are only open to the public for 2 days, they usually have a queue outside!
A queue for cakes; brilliant I say! Here’s what they did for Halloween – to die for:
CB
A casual stroll through the extreme west of the West End, and lo and behold, we come to the West of Scotland Cricket Ground.
The first thing I notice, is that it is not only large, but must now be worth a fortune! As the ground would easily be consumed by very expensive flats, if it were to ever be sold.
Hopefully that will never happen.
CB
This is an interesting spot, as whenever I have walked past it in the past (a good many times), there were always quite a few people inside. I despair, as the burger, ambiance, music were definitely not my scene – though the service was outstanding.
I don’t know much, but when the three students next to me only ordered tap water, and all three shared a bowl of chips, I sorta got that it would be expensive – it was. £9.00 for a Vegan Burger, but you have to THEN pay more for the chips / fries, what ever they are called nowadays.
Sorry, it seems to me that at every other place I’ve been to recently, the chips are included with the burger. In addition, with my tea (merely a cup), the bill would have approached £15.00; but they conveniently (for me) forgot to charge me for it.
Another “plant” based burger
The other two things that had me, were:
Would I go again? Probably never; not tasty, overpriced, and lastly, as you can see in the entrance shot above, slightly cold as one of the two doors was always open.
2/5
CB
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