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GLASGOW AT CHRISTMAS
Welcome to my Christmas webpage for 2010 . Start of December we had snow and ice for two weeks. Roads were blocked. Trains and buses never ran .
People were stuck in their cars for hours but now the city is ready for the festive period .By the time I made it into the city centre the snow was melting but it was starting to feel like Christmas.
Royal Exchange Square is a public square in the City of Glasgow in Scotland. The square is situated at the junction of Queen Street with Ingram Street. It is also easily accessible from Buchanan Street, through two prominent archways on the West side of the square.
The square is a landmark that attracts many visitors due to the central building which houses the Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art, (also known as the 'GoMA') and the humorous Duke of Wellington statue. Which you can see below with it`s Glasgow hat on.
This was originally a joke by youngsters, but it is now encouraged by the public to leave the cone intact. The statue has become a representation of simple Glaswegian humour and is favoured by many citizens and tourists who have seen it. However, some tourists have conveyed disappointment upon visiting the statue to discover that the cone has been taken down.
Buchanan street
Buchanan Street is one of the main shopping thoroughfares in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. It forms the central stretch of Glasgow's famous shopping district with a generally more upmarket range of shops than its two neighbours Argyle Street, and Sauchiehall Street.
Princes Square is a shopping centre on Buchanan Street . Christmas is a nice time to visit the square. For more info visit http://www.princessquare.co.uk/
Hats and soup are required when its freeeezin
George Square is a must for your Christmas visit to Glasgow .
George Square was laid out in 1781, part of the innovative Georgian central grid plan that initially spanned from Stockwell Street east to Buchanan Street—which reflected the growing rational influence of the Scottish Enlightenment, along with the similar development of Edinburgh's New Town. This masterplan was largely the work of the notable contemporary architects James and Robert Adam. For the first few years however it was little more than a muddy hollow, filled with dirty water and used for slaughtering horses. Between 1787 and the 1820s, the square was eventually opened up and lined with Georgian townhouses at its east and west ends, as well as hotels. 1842 saw the opening of Queen Street Station as the Glasgow terminus of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.
Glasgow Loves Christmas celebrates the best of the festive season in Glasgow. It incorporates Glasgow's unrivalled shopping offer and celebrated style mile as well as a programme of festive events all taking place at the city's famous and much-loved George Square, and throughout the city. From now until the end of the year, Glasgow Loves Christmas is here to entertain and excite with blockbuster events, warming winter treats and shimmering stores packed with essential Christmas gifts.
For more info visit http://www.glasgowloveschristmas.com/
Would you like a walking tour of Glasgow at Christmas please contact Bairdstravel. Everynight at 17.30 direct from your hotel.
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Take a look at the Dancing king at his Christmas night out