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Sorry I have been neglecting this space for a while now, this is due to the wonderful creation of Lego Star Wars.

Well one of the most important things about going to a city is knowing how to get from A to B.

Glasgow has a fairly good bus service that is not too expensive, I believe that any street crime you get to see is included in the price.

our underground system ...

I decided to go for a walk through the West End, attempting to look for something that was A. Distracting. And more importantly B. Free.

So I went to the Kibble Palace in The Botanic gardens.

What I expected was a giant greenhouse. Not quite of the same species that your next-door neighbour has (the one with tomatoes and that badly hidden marijuana plant in it), but a greenhouse none the less.

But even I have to admit that I was interested at the sheer size of the place, this is one of the UK's biggest Glass houses, built in 1873 and covering an area of 2137 sq m and containing a vast collection of plants from all over the world. It has also just re-opened after three years from a multi-million pound restoration seeing it dismantled repaired somewhere down south and then put back together again by Mechano enthusiasts.
But to be honest with you, despite the fact that it was full of useful information, and very nice statues my patience tends to wander. I am not one who cares overly much about plants, as a matter of fact the only two plants welfare I have any real concern with is the tobacco plant and the coffee plant.
But please do visit the Botanic Gardens, I may have the attention span of a brain damaged Goldfish but I can say that going back is on my list because it was very nice and other people would be interested.

 So I continued to walk and observe the city around me.

I would love to have been a fly on the wall when the city planners were trying to decide on a street of office buildings.

"John what we need is vision, any suggestions?"

"Hmmm, well lets look at it from the seasons."

"What, Winter and May?"

"No, no. The four seasons that everyone else gets."

"Right, well In the Winter time I see for this street... A cross between an ice rink and a ski slope!"

"Genius! Go on."

"Well I think we can merge Spring and Autumn together, I see - yes. White water rapids and people looking ashen faced."

"Whoa! This is gold!"

"And in the summer. (Dramatic pause) Slaves in the movie 'Ben Hur' dying of exhaustion."

 I like to think that this is how my city was put together, but I get the awful feeling that it all just happened by accident.

OK not what many of you would suppose should go on a site dedicated to travel.
Well I'm not many of people. Grassroots Cafe situated on St Georges Road in the West End (barely - lets face it the place is practically city centre) is an establishment catering to those of you who happen to be either vegetarian or anemic sorry, vegan, being neither I just had a coffee and savoured the aroma of ...

Hello and welcome to the blog about Glasgow.

Now my plan here is to tell you about areas of the city as I see them and tell you all the best places to go - I also plan to tell you about places so bad they have to seen to be believed.

So, OK time to start and I choose the West End.

Now this area has a reputation of being the trendy ...

 My system for rating things is very simple and easy to understand and you can rest assured that I will give a full and comprehensive critique as well as the star system.
 

1 Star; Suicide is now the only option because...
2 Stars; Bad, like how your liver feels after a great night.
3 Stars; Average, passable, easy to ignore, like prime time TV.
4 Stars; very good, an excellent time to be had.
5 Stars; almost impossible, ...