Glasgow City Chambers 3 February

Allan, Davie C, Davie Mc, Gus, Ian, Johnny, Kenny T, Malcolm, Paul, Rex, Robert

Glasgow was bright and cold but thankfully dry for our cultural visit. Having met in the Counting House for coffee we walked across George Square to the City Chambers where we were met by our guide for the tour, John. He explained that the tour could go on for as long as an hour and a half, rather than the forty-five minutes we were expecting, but we were well up for it, and gave him the go ahead to start.

It would be difficult to describe the building in words, anyway, given the pictures already posted, our reader will realise that this is a fantastic building. John, who admitted to possessing a black belt in embroidery, explained in great detail the origins of the building, the costs involved and the various maintenance issues as we climbed the marble staircases and entered the Council Chambers and then toured the various rooms and halls that were available to us, finishing off with a look at the portrait gallery of the Lord Provosts and a keek into the banqueting hall.
On the McMeekin scale of fabulocity this building scored a maximum ten and anyone who hasn’t visited it should take the opporchancity to do so. We thanked John for his informative and humorous tour and made our way outside into the cold sunshine.
Given the lateness of the hour we decided to curtail our walk by venturing as far as the People’s Palace. In the event we continued for a further twenty minutes along the Clyde before turning back and heading for the Crystal Palace for lunch. Again Wetherspoon’s did not disappoint and we were loath to leave the back of three.
The famous five, you can work that one out for yourself, finished the afternoon off in Wetherspoon’s in Kilmarnock where, and this is the truth, a highly intellectual and enjoyable conversation was held.

Well done to Gus for organising the day and avoiding the various curtilages of Glasgow!

A grand day out!