This is a wonderful way to pass a few hours. Some of the artwork is just incredible. I could…read moreprobably stare at some of the pieces for hours, there's so much to see in them. To create works of art like this on such a massive scale must be hugely challenging - these artists are highly talented, and I feel very lucky to be able to see their work for free. I particularly like the pieces by Smug - they are just beautiful, particularly the 'Fellow Glasgow Residents', which is absolutely stunning. I love the Rogue One pieces too - 'The World's most economical taxi' is another of my favourites. I'm not normally a fan of Glasgow City Council - they're a bit hopeless at most stuff bless them, but commissioning these works is probably one of the best things they've ever done. Well, that and the Commonwealth Games, which was also pretty awesome. We did the tour on bikes, as doing the full thing on foot was probably going to be too much walking for us, particularly as the weather was pretty changeable. Given that most of the works are right in the city centre, we were happy to take a break in The 13th Note half way through for a warming cup of tea. I'm sure you could work in some sort of pub crawl to this tour if you wanted. Completing the tour is enjoyable, and it's very pleasing to see how these artists have brought life and brightness to dark wee corners of Glasgow, a burst of colour amongst the dereliction. I made a mental note to do this tour regularly - to check up on my favourites, because during the tour, I realised that one of my favourites has already gone! It was the Rogue One 'View of the Clyde', featuring a sunken Dalek, amongst other curiosities that might be lurking down there. But that's what will happen - the artworks are done on derelict or empty spaces, so at some point, they will be built over. Be sure to see them while they last!

Fantastic street murals. We arrived in town very tired only 1 night but I wanted to see the murals…read moreso we set off walking in the cold rain. We didn't find them all but most i wanted. The mural of the breast feeding woman is covered by construction.. hope they don't destroy it.

This is a fantastic sculpture by Kathy Chambers (b. 1942). It's a bronze topographical relief map…read morewhich can be found in the pedestrian precinct in Buchanan Street at the junction with St. Vincent Street. It really is beautifully made and faithful to details and scale of buildings, bridges and streets. I like the way that the cut out 'Clyde' fills with water when it rains! It's fascinating for anyone to appreciate and a good guide to finding one's way about, and especially interesting and useful to anyone visually impaired. My husband, who is totally blind, said it helped him enormously to visualise the area. This is one of a pair of similar sculptures which Kathy Chambers created the other one is in Kelvingrove Park, in front of south entrance to Glasgow Art Gallery but I haven't seen that one yet.

Saint Andrew's Cross is the junction between Pollokshaws Road, Eglinton Street, and Victoria Road…read more It's been there for a gazillion years, and is also known as Eglinton Toll. The building on the actual cross, has the old stonework, identifying this as St Andrew's Cross - and is currently the home of The Star Bar. This is a handy place to know - has superb bus links from all parts of the junction, and is a5 min walk to Queens Park and Crossmyloof train stations - and only a 10 min walk from the city centre.

This was an interesting place to tour. It presented the flat of a typical middle class person who…read morelived in the apartment for roughly the first half of the 20th Century. The story of an ordinary life was well presented in the context of the culture in which she lived. It was curated in an interesting way giving a vivid peek at ordinary life at that time including the Depression and War years (WWI and WWII). The Coffee Shop on the ground level across from the office is a nice place to finish the tour.

This place is absolutely fascinating, your literally stepping into a time warp right back to the…read more20th century with its lovely tiled wally close. The tenement which belonged to Agnes Toward consists of a bedroom, parlour, kitchen and bathroom and has the most beautiful mahogany furniture, gorgeous wallpaper, a brass bed, perfume bottles, old suitcases, an enclosed bed in both the parlour and the kitchen, which I think is great. Here you will also spot a Wally dog, brass taps and a range, a pulley and wringer, jam made by Miss Toward in 1929 but was never used, it really is a wonderful interesting unique experience, fantastic and I am so glad that it was preserved for us all to enjoy thanks to Anna.

My Dad is a retired firefighter who spent most of his career in Glasgow's city centre and East End…read more As such, I can't give this memorial anything less than five stars. A lovely looking statue, standing out from others, and in a prominent place right next to Glasgow Central Station.

This is another of Kenny Hunter's amazing pieces to commemorate the work of firefighters. Citizens…read morefirefighter is situated outside Glasgow's central station. I love all Kenny's work and this is one of my favourites.

Every city has their main hub. Where all the shopping takes place, the bars and restaurants. You…read morecould take the train right into the city. From the station, the city center area is right there. Buchanan street is lined up with loads of shops, malls and restaurants. It's a good strip with amazing architecture. You mainly have all the chains stores that you see often. HM, Zara, Boots, Urban Outfitters and so on. There's also House of Fraser which is somewhat similar to Nordstrom. A few floors of shopping with the main floor for cosmetics and a small section with the designer shops. Small clusters of malls hidden behind the building. The storefronts were all decorated for the holidays which made it more festive. There was also an arcade where jewelry stores were. Along the main strip which is pretty wide, you have street performers. No cars are allowed which was great. Loads of restaurants lined the area which there's also some that's inside the shopping mall. It's mainly like a shopping district.

Buchanan Street is one of the main streets in Glasgow; it is a fully pedestrianised area of the…read morecity centre which features shops and restaurants as well as the Buchanan Street Galleries Shopping Centre and a subway station. More notable retailers along the street include a large Frasers department store, Apple, John Lewis, Nespresso and Urban Outfitters. It was home to the city's Hard Rock Cafe until it closed in 2024. The street always feels pretty and lively to walk along; there always seems to be something going on. I do think calling it one of the best shopping streets in the world is a bit of a stretch as it does seem to be lacking compared to many European counterparts, but in Scotland? It could just earn that title. I prefer the modern charm of Buchanan Street compared to alternatives elsewhere, such as in Edinburgh. 4*

Finnieston is a pretty damn amazing part of Glasgow, I have to say!…read more I remember visiting Finnieston when I first moved to Glasgow in 2009, and all I can remember from the area is Crabshakk. I'm not even sure there was much else then? It's come on in leaps and bounds, obviously, and is now one of the trendiest areas of Glasgow. It is bursting with amazing bars and restaurants and makes for a fabulous night out for dinner and cocktails. It's also worth noting that while the majority of hot spots are on Argyle St, you shouldn't forget about places like The 78 (off Kelvinhaugh St) and the restaurants on Sauchiehall St like Ox & Finch and Mother India. My *only* gripe about Finnieston is that apart from bars and restaurants, there isn't a huge amount else. There's The Shop of Interest for a browse, and Hidden Lane for some other shops, but it's mostly eating/drinking options, and hairdressers. That being said, it's a fab area of Glasgow and well worth a visit.

Ah, Finnieston. I've got a lot of love in my heart for the place and I'm not alone. It's one of…read morethose neighbourhoods which just seems to keep getting better and better and I'm not the only one to notice, The Times recently named it the hippest place to live in the UK. Quite right too. Why's it so good? Because it's filled with really great, unique bars, restaurants and cafes. Because its clearly gentrified, but without pushing out the smaller, more traditional places that have been here for years. Because you can have fun without breaking the bank but you'll also find more upmarket options for special occasions. Take the bars for example. You want a cocktail bar? There's several, take your pick. More into wine? Or craft ale? No problem. Want a cheap beer and a burger? You got it. Want a themed pub? Right this way, sir. Would you rather go to a brilliant whisky pub or a brilliant rum pub because they're just across the road from each other. Do you just want a traditional, classic, no frills pub? Maybe one that has live music playing? Yeah, Finnieston has your back. With all of that you'd think that Finnieston has nothing but bars, but you'd be wrong. The restaurants and cafes here are amazing too. Also the shops, from Roots and Fruits to The Shop of Interest you just have plenty of options here. Step off the main drag at Argyle Street and you'll find The Hidden Lane, which is well worth exploring, or perhaps Old Dumbarton Road which is getting quite exciting these days. I mean, for goodness sake, there's a dedicated ice cream place and a dedicated doughnut place. There's a place that sells growlers of craft beer on the street behind the BrewDog, which in turn faces the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum and is right on top of Kelvingrove Park (the perfect place for a walk with that ice cream). When I have visitors to Glasgow I take them to Finnieston. They tend to think I'm just showing off.

This is a fragment of the Antonine Wall which ran through Bearsden back in Roman times. It was at…read moreone time the most northerly point of the Roman Empire. There are quite a few Roman relics in this part of the world, the most notable one being the Roman Bath House. This one however, consists of some rocks in a fenced off enclosure in a park consisting of a large long hill with trees on it and a large ditch beside it. It just looks quite like some woods now and is mostly just a nice grassy path for people to walk dogs or run on, but it's not too hard to imagine Roman soldiers patrolling it way back in history, as you get a good view North and it would have been rather majestic. If you go further up round the corner there is another park with Historic Scotland signs pointing out the path of the wall, and then further on again, a big hill with trees on top is supposedly a main base or watch tower, though to be honest it now looks more like hilly field with trees in. I would recommend having a look at these places, as it is interesting to think how long people have had some semblance of civilisation around here, and it's not every day you have Roman artefacts on your doorstep.